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MEDIA ADVISORY: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo to Travel to Key G7 Countries | U.S. Department o…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally
Adeyemo to Travel to Key G7 Countries
January 15, 2024

WASHINGTON – From January 15th – 23rd , Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo
will travel to key G7 partners to continue close collaboration on holding Russia accountable
for its war against Ukraine. During bilateral meetings and o icial engagements in Rome, Italy;
Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will build on the
strong relationship between the U.S. and these partners to degrade Russiaʼs ability to
financially sustain its illegal war in Ukraine, including through President Bidenʼs new Executive
Order targeting sanctions evasion and the continued success of the price cap on Russian oil.
The historic sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia by the G7 and other partners
are damaging Russiaʼs economy and limiting its access to the financing and material goods
needed to wage its illegitimate war of choice. As a result, Russia has increasingly shi ed
certain trade and financial flows through third countries to evade sanctions and continue its
procurement of critical items for wartime production. Last month, to solidify the U.S.
commitment to the G7 leaders statement, President Biden amended E.O. 14024 to expand
Treasuryʼs sanctions authorities to target foreign financial institutions facilitating significant
transactions benefitting Russian military procurement and its domestic wartime production
capabilities. Over the past year, in collaboration with partners and allies, Treasury has
aggressively pursued facilitators of Russian sanctions evasion and circumvention, and will
continue to use the new tools provided by this authority to take decisive, surgical action.
In Deputy Secretary Adeyemoʼs meetings, which will build upon his travel to Europe in the fall,
he will also discuss the critical role of essential economic and military assistance to Ukraine,
as well as other macroeconomic issues and work to bolster the resilience of critical supply
chains.

T RIP SCHEDULE
Monday, January 15 – Wednesday, January 17: Rome, Italy
Thursday, January 18: Berlin, Germany
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2023

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo to Travel to Key G7 Countries | U.S. Department o…

Friday, January 19 – Saturday, January 20: Frankfurt, Germany
Sunday, January 21 – Tuesday, January 23: Tokyo, Japan
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2023

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