Deripaska v. Mnuchin and Gacki: Political Implications

... other departments pursuant to Section 241 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (PL-115-44 CAATSA). Although the report itself did not imply any sanctions, it still could serve as the unofficial basis for expanding the sanctions lists. Oleg Deripaska was included in the SDN list on April 6, 2018, along with a number of large Russian companies where he held large blocks of shares. Later, three companies — Rusal, En + and Eurosibenergo — were removed from sanctions under the so-called ...