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US removes sanctions on former Sberbank executive Alexandra Buriko

The United States has lifted sanctions on Alexandra Buriko, a former senior executive at Russia’s largest bank, after determining she no longer met the criteria for restrictive measures.
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Bullwaves
Published on
January 5, 2026

The United States has officially removed sanctions on Alexandra Buriko, the former chief financial officer of Russia’s state-owned lender Sberbank, according to information published by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Buriko was previously sanctioned in 2022 as part of a broader action targeting individuals considered essential to Russia’s financial system following the invasion of Ukraine. At the time, she was among several senior executives and board members who resigned from Sberbank shortly after Western sanctions were imposed on the bank.

U.S. officials stated that Buriko had fully separated from Sberbank and demonstrated that the conditions which originally justified the sanctions were no longer applicable. The decision followed a formal request for reconsideration and was handled through the Treasury Department’s standard administrative review process.

According to a government representative, sanctions enforcement also includes the possibility of removal when legal and factual circumstances change. This approach is intended to preserve the credibility and effectiveness of sanctions programs over time.

The sanctions against Buriko were initially introduced in May 2022, alongside measures targeting other senior figures linked to Sberbank. The bank itself was sanctioned earlier that year, shortly after the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine.

In December 2024, Buriko filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court, arguing that she had cut all ties with Sberbank shortly after the sanctions were imposed and that her continued designation was unjustified. The case is still formally open, although both parties have indicated in court filings that they were engaged in negotiations throughout 2025 to resolve the matter.

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