Ashot Mkrtychev
Ashot Mkrtychev is a Slovak businessman.[1] He is president of Versor S.R.O., and director of the Defense Engineering Limited Liability Partnership, as well as being the founder of Limited Liability Company Verus.
In 2023 Mkrtychev and three of his firms were sanctioned by the United States's Office of Foreign Assets Control for attempting to arrange an arms deal between North Korea and Russia, to aide in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[2][3][4] Since the sanctions, Mkrtychev's assets in the United States have been frozen, and his businesses have ceased to operate in the United States.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Rogers, Katie (2023-03-30). "The U.S. imposes sanctions on a Slovakian accused of trying to broker a Russia-North Korea arms deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "U.S. sanctions man for trying to arrange arms deal between Russia and North Korea – CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "US slaps sanctions on entities over alleged arms deals between North Korea, Russia". Reuters. 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Treasury Sanctions Facilitator for Attempted Arms Deals Between North Korea and Russia". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Sanctioning Entities Connected to Russia-DPRK Arms Dealer". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
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