The U.S. will freeze assets at Russia’s largest banks kept in the U.S., including VTB Bank, a state-owned entity and Russia’s second-largest bank, as well as Sberbank. Similarly, the U.K. announced earlier on Thursday it would freeze any British-based assets belonging to VTB. The European Union is similarly freezing Russian assets and blocking bank access to European financial markets.
President Biden Announces Technology Export Controls, Bank Sanctions Against Russia
