Treasury Department issued sanctions aiming at weakening Russia's energy sector in July 2014, after Russia invaded Crimea and backed separatists in East Ukraine; S antiforbid financing for project belonging Novatek, Russia's largest independent producer of natural gas.
The Treasury Department issued sanctions aimed at weakening Russia's energy sector in July 2014, after Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The sanctions forbid any financing for projects belonging to Novatek, Russia's largest independent producer of natural gas.