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ARTICLE · 28 SEPTEMBER 2018

Executive Order Delegates Russia-Related Sanctions, As US Imposes Secondary Sanctions Penalties

On September 20, 2018, US President Donald Trump issued a new executive order (EO) that delegates the implementation of certain sanctions ...

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On September 20, 2018, US President Donald Trump issued a new executive order (EO) that delegates the implementation of certain sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) and Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (UFSA) to the Department of Treasury and other US government agencies and departments.

On the same day, the Department of State added 33 new parties to its List of Specified Persons (LSP), which identifies individuals and entities operating in the Russian defense and intelligence sectors. In a simultaneous action, the Department of State imposed secondary sanctions under Section 231 of CAATSA against a Chinese military agency, Equipment Development Department (EDD), and its director, Li Shangfu, for the purchase of fighter aircraft and missile-system related equipment from a Russian entity on the LSP.

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