Armenia
US sanctions Russian company operating Armenia’s largest mines
The USA has sanctioned one of the largest mine operators in Armenia, GeoProMining, a company reportedly owned by a Russian family with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. The United States Department of Treasury listed GeoProMining on 23 February, the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The US State Department announced that they were targeting a network of Russian mining companies connected to the wealthy Russian Trotsenko family, believed to be close to Pres
