Tag: sanctioned

Long-serving Foreign Minister of Russia and the public face of its foreign policy, sanctioned by the European Union, the United States and others after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian billionaire and former regional governor. The United States barred him over significant corruption in 2021, and Ukrainian authorities detained him in 2023 on fraud and money-laundering suspicions.

Chief executive of state oil giant Rosneft and a close Putin associate often described as one of the most powerful figures in Russian energy. Broadly sanctioned.

Venezuelan Minister of Defense and senior military commander, sanctioned by the United States and other governments over the post-2014 crackdown and the disputed political order.

Former Venezuelan oil minister and vice president. Indicted in the United States in 2019 on sanctions-evasion and narcotics-related charges, and arrested in Venezuela in 2024 in a domestic corruption case.

Longtime secretary of the Russian Security Council and former FSB director, considered a leading hardline figure in the security establishment. Sanctioned.

Former Ukrainian Interior Minister under Yanukovych, associated with the violent suppression of the 2014 Maidan protests and subject to sanctions; he relocated to Russia.

Former president of Venezuela Supreme Tribunal of Justice. Sanctioned by the United States and later indicted by the U.S. DOJ on money-laundering allegations tied to bribery for case outcomes.

Former Venezuelan Interior Minister and anti-drug chief, indicted in the United States on drug-trafficking conspiracy charges and sanctioned.

Senior PSUV leader long regarded as one of the most powerful figures in the Venezuelan government. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned him and the U.S. Department of Justice charged him with narco-terrorism in 2020.