The U.S. has imposed secondary sanctions on two companies from Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan, Tashkent – According to AN Podrobno.uz, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the U.S. Department of the Treasury has added 275 individuals and entities to its sanctions list. Among those listed are two companies from Uzbekistan: Uzstanex and The Elite Investment Group, as reported by a correspondent from Podrobno.uz.

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Their activities, according to the American side, are presumably linked to the Russian defense sector.

According to the data from the Statistical Agency of Uzbekistan, Uzstanex, established in 2018, is engaged in the trade of mechanical machines. The founder of the company is Vasily Abramov, and the authorized capital of the enterprise amounts to 65 million sums.

The Elite Investment Group, founded in January 2024, specializes in wholesale non-specialized trading. The founder and director is Nodira Kazakbaeva, and the authorized capital is 3 million sums.

According to the U.S. Department of State, from March to May 2024, The Elite Investment Group exported products to Russia that are included in the Common List of High-Priority Goods (CHPL), totaling approximately $190,000. The shipments included electrical transformers, with the Turkish company Guclu Global acting as the shipping agent.

In addition to Uzbek companies, the sanctions list includes 20 Russians, two citizens of China, four citizens of Turkey, as well as citizens from India, Switzerland, Greece, and Chile.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo emphasized that the U.S. and its allies intend to continue taking decisive measures aimed at restricting the supply of technologies used by Russia in military operations.

It is worth noting that in December of last year, two companies from Uzbekistan were placed under sanctions by the Japanese Ministry of Economy.