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Vladimir Sergeevich Kiriyenko (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Кириенко; born 27 May 1983) is a Russian business executive and media manager who is the CEO of VK, a popular Russian social networking service.
Feb 26, 2022 · After sanctions were imposed on Russia following military action in Ukraine, one of the named individuals was Vladimir Kiriyenko, a Putin ally who runs the VK social network.
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- Blocking Major Russian Financial Institutions
- Targeting Elites and Families Close to Putin
- Sovereign Debt Restrictions
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OFAC designated two financial institutions that are crucial to financing the Russian defense industry, as well as 42 of their subsidiaries. These financial institutions play significant roles in the Russian economy, holding combined assets worth tens of billions of dollars. VEB and PSB are state-owned institutions that play specific roles to prop u...
Elites close to Putin continue to leverage their proximity to the Russian President to pillage the Russian state, enrich themselves, and elevate their family members into some of the highest positions of power in the country at the expense of the Russian people. Sanctioned oligarchs have used family members to move assets and to conceal their immen...
As a part of today’s actions, OFAC also increased restrictions on dealings in Russia’s sovereign debt, further cutting Russia off from sources of revenue to fund its government or President Putin’s priorities, including his further invasion into Ukraine. These restrictions significantly cut off a core way for Russia to raise money. This kind of mea...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed economic costs on Russia for recognizing the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine and deploying troops there. The sanctions targeted two state-owned financial institutions, VEB and PSB, and five Kremlin-connected elites, including Vladimir Kiriyenko.
Dec 13, 2021 · Vladimir Kiriyenko has been appointed the new CEO of VK, which controls Russia's largest social network. Mikhail Dzhaparidze / TASS. Russia’s top social media platform, VKontakte, has appointed...
Jun 1, 2022 · Under Kiriyenko’s leadership, the platform banned its users from spreading what the Kremlin considers false information about the war, while its new CEO has featured on Europe’s sanctions list.
Mar 14, 2024 · Kiriyenko’s son, Vladimir, is CEO of Russia’s most important digital holding company, VK. It is the younger Kiriyenko who oversees the process of luring Russian audiences away from YouTube to domestic platforms.
Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko ( né Izraitel; Russian: Серге́й Владиле́нович Кирие́нко; born 26 July 1962) is a Russian politician who has served as First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia since 5 October 2016.
