The US State Department on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russian government officials and elites, including the Russian foreign ministry’s top spokesperson and a wealthy oligarch whose actual first name is God.
In a statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his department was levying sanctions on God Nisanov, who he described as “one of the richest men in Europe and a close associate of several Russian officials,” pursuant to an executive order signed by President Joe Biden which provides for sanctions on Russian oligarchs, government officials, and their family members.
