TITLE: United States Office of Foreign Assets Control Removes Russia-Related Designations from Sanctions List
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On March 18, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed multiple individuals and entities from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, which identifies persons and organisations subject to U.S. sanctions.
The removals included Evgeniya Sergeyevna Tyurikova, a Russian national with multiple documented aliases (Dyatkova, Smirnova, and variations of Tyurikova), who was listed under Executive Order 14024 relating to Russia sanctions. Tyurikova, born September 25, 1975, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, held Russian passports and maintained residences in Moscow and Hungary.
Additionally, OFAC delisted several Turkish entities and individuals. These included Turken Dijital Matbaa Teknolojileri Bilgisayar Bilisim Kirtasiye Fotografcilik Sanayi Ve Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi, established in 2007 and based in Ankara; Berk Turken, a Turkish national born July 25, 1980; and BSB Grup Internet Ve Yapay Zeka Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi (BSB Group), established in 2021 and linked to Turken. BSB Group was designated as an artificial intelligence and internet technology company.
The removals also included Boris Gennadiyevich Vorontsov, a Russian national born February 16, 1978, and Futuris FZE, a United Arab Emirates-based entity with an economic register number in the Sharjah Free Zone.
All removed designations had been subject to secondary sanctions risk under Section 11 of Executive Order 14024. The delisting represents a modification to U.S. Russia-related sanctions enforcement.
REFERENCE:
Office of Foreign Assets Control. Russia-related Designations Removals. March 18, 2026. Available at: https://ofac.treasury.gov/