The United States imposed sanctions against the Ukrainian businessman Igor Kolomoisky for corruption. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on his Twitter.
He noted that now Kolomoisky has no right to enter the United States “for his corrupt actions that undermine the rule of law in Ukraine.” According to the secretary of state, this is how Washington is fighting corruption together with Kiev.
“This decision is based on the actions committed by Kolomoisky during his tenure in [political] office, I also want to express concern about his efforts to undermine democratic processes in Ukraine,” – quoted by Blinken Reuters. He added that Kolomoisky's actions pose a serious threat to the future of Ukraine.
In August 2020, the US Department of Justice filed two lawsuits with the District Court of South Florida regarding the acquisition by Kolomoisky and his business partner Gennady Bogolyubov of real estate in the states of Kentucky and Texas with money withdrawn from Privatbank. It is alleged that Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov from 2008 to 2016 until the nationalization of the bank withdrew billions of dollars from it.
Igor Kolomoisky in 2014–2015 served as the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
