Another “Cypriot” was included in the new… wave of sanctions imposed by the United States of America on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, according to philenews.com.
The reason for the Russian oligarch God Semenovich Nisanov (God Semenovich Nisanov), who according to the official list of competent services (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department published late on Thursday afternoon, is a Cypriot passport number K00412210.
The 50-year-old billionaire “pays” for his close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to a report by the US news network CNN the day before yesterday, “the latest round of sanctions for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine targets Russian government officials and members of the elite who are close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, among a number new economic and diplomatic sanctions “.
Until now, it was not known that Nisanov was a Cypriot passport holder. Nor had he dealt negatively with the two research committees (under Kalogirou and Nikolato, respectively) for the exceptional naturalizations within the framework of the Cyprus Investment Program.
In addition, something that makes the case of the Russian tycoon in the field of land development special, is his alleged relationship with the head of the intelligence service of the Russian Federation.
According to a report in the investigative journalism website (Proekt), the 50-year-old was a personal friend of politician and businessman Sergei Naryshkin, commander of the SVR. This is the Russian Federation’s Foreign Intelligence Service, which is certainly accountable to Putin. The SVR, which became autonomous as a service in 1931, has as its main mission to collect classified information, assess external threats and protect the Russian state.
The commander of the service, Sergei Naryshkin, took part in Putin’s meeting with security officials in the “bear” country at the end of February on eastern Ukraine. At the meeting, part of which was broadcast, Putin spoke disparagingly of Naryshkin, causing him to become nervous.
It should also be noted that the naturalized Cypriot God Nisanov was born in Azerbaijan, while he is said to speak six languages, among them Turkish, Arabic and Persian.
Nisanov is the third Russian businessman with a Cypriot passport to be included in the long list of US sanctions imposed on Russia for invading Ukraine. At the end of last March (24/03), the Americans added 44-year-old Mikhail Klyukin and 49-year-old Ilya Brodsky to the relevant list. The first, in fact, was associated with the Panama Papers. However, despite this, his name was not included in the conclusion of the committee that was handed over to Attorney General George Savvidis on June 6, 2021.
According to what was announced on Thursday night (02/06) OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Controls), which is accountable only to the US Treasury Department and the current US President, the list of exclusions includes three companies, which appear to have the same address in Limassol. In fact, the two of them are connected by the American service with Vladimir Putin.
Source: philenews.com
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