Rosneft Objects to US Sanctions
Rosneft criticized recent U.S. sanctions against its subsidiary (see 2002180033), saying the measures were illegal and it is considering “legal protection,” according to a Feb. 18 notice. The company said its subsidiary, Rosneft Trading S.A., has “been implementing its projects…
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in Venezuela in strict compliance with rules of international and national laws.” Rosneft also said it was a “major investor” in Venezuela “long before” U.S. sanctions were introduced, and its contracts were signed before U.S. sanctions were imposed. It also said the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has “not provided any evidence” of Rosneft’s illegal activities. “The sanctions against RTSA are arbitrary and selective, as other international companies, including American ones, carry out similar activities in Venezuela, and the U.S. regulator does not claim them,” the company said.