U.S. sanctions applied by the Biden administration on numerous Russian oligarchs do not apply to two Russian oligarchs who paid the Biden family business, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said Thursday.
Yelena Baturina and Vladimir Yevtushenkov, two powerful members of the Russian oligarchy, have escaped the crushing sanctions from the Biden administration levied on the Russian elites as a result of the Ukrainian war.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA- SEPTEMBER, 22 (RUSSIA OUT) Former Moscow’s Mayor Yuri Luzhkov (L) and his wife, businessman, billionaire Yelena Baturina (R) attend the state awarding ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on September, 22, 2016. Putin has awarded dozens politicians, scientists, musicians and other people today. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
The State Department has restricted the visas of 893 Russian Federation members. According to the Atlantic Council, the U.S. has more than 2,700 sections against Russia. Since the…
