WSJ learned about the possible tightening of US sanctions against Sberbank

The newspaper did not specify what exactly the tightening would consist of. Since the end of February, Sberbank has been on the CAPTA sanctions list,

The United States plans to tighten sanctions against the Russian banking sector, in particular against Sberbank, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.

The newspaper clarifies that Washington's initial sanctions affected banks, collectively representing 80% of the assets of the Russian banking sector, but less severe restrictions on certain financial institutions "left Russian markets and the economy a way to connect with the global financial system."

Sberbank came under US sanctions immediately after the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine. The bank was added to the CAPTA list, which implies restrictions on correspondent accounts in the United States and the refusal of the American financial system from any transactions coming from Sberbank. The same applied to 25 of its subsidiaries.

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At the same time, the bank was not included in the SDN sanctions list, which implies more stringent restrictions: blocking the bank's assets in US jurisdiction and DOLLAR accounts and de facto isolation from the dollar system. Sberbank declined to comment.