American sanctions on the raising against the wife of the Russian billionaire Rotenberg

The United States has raised sanctions against Karina Rotenberg, the wife of the Russian billionaire and the close partner of Putin Boris Rotenberg on Wednesday.

Karina Yurievna Rotenberg has been withdrawn from the specially designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the control of the Office of Foreign Assets of the US Treasury Department.

Doculed documents indicate that Karina Rotenberg, who married Boris Rotenberg in 2009, has been an American citizen since at least 2013. She was added to the list of American sanctions in March 2022.

Despite the sanctions of the European Union imposed on her husband after the invasion of Ukraine on a large scale by Russia, she continued to travel internationally.

Last summer, according to the independent Russian media SVTV, she published Instagram videos in an exclusive seaside resort in south-eastern France, where she was seen practicing Pilates in a studio in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

Karina Rotenberg heads the Moscow Equestrian Federation and her and her husband continue to maintain stables in Europe, according to the independent media Vyorstka. The databases of the International Federation of Equestrres (FEI) and the Russian Equestrian Federation (FKSR) show that Rotenberg have at least 24 horses, some assessed up to 900,000 euros.

Before 2022, Karina Rotenberg financially supported her husband through loans issued by the foreign branches of Russian banks, according to investigative players and the draft crime and organized corruption (OCRP).

Differential documents obtained by ISTORIES and the WOT show that an offshore company has registered with the former bodyguard of Boris Rotenberg has deposited 2 million euros in the Cyprus branch of Promsvyazbank, which then issued a loan of the same amount to Karina Rotenberg using this deposit as guarantee.

The documents also reveal that Karina Rotenberg has half of her husband’s real estate assets. It holds a share in an area of ​​30 hectares in Mouans-Sartoux, 50 kilometers from Monaco, which was estimated at 17 million euros in 2014. Total assets of the couple in Monaco and France exceed 60 million euros.

Meanwhile, the United States has expanded its list of sanctions to include several Russian individuals and entities, including Yuri Belyakov, Vyacheslav Vidanov and Edison, Kolibri Group and Sky Frame companies. Sanctions have also been imposed on the bulk carrier struck by Russia, AMU.

In addition, the EU has lifted the sanctions against Dmitry Pumpyansky, the billionaire founder of the Metallurgical Company pipe, as well as on his wife and his son. The EU first imposed sanctions on the family three years ago.