DD Geopolitics

🇺🇸 BREAKING!!! U.S. DOJ Shuts Down Task Force Targeting Russian Assets

The U.S. Justice Department, under new Attorney General Pam Bondi, has officially disbanded Task Force KleptoCapture, the unit created during the Biden administration to seize Russian business assets in response to the Ukraine conflict. The move marks a significant shift in Washington’s approach to economic warfare against Russia.

Task Force KleptoCapture was established in 2022 with the goal of enforcing sanctions, seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs, and targeting businesses linked to the Kremlin. Over the past two years, the task force oversaw the confiscation of high-profile assets, including luxury yachts, real estate, and bank accounts, as part of Washington’s broader financial war against Moscow.

Bondi has also disbanded the Foreign Influence Task Force, which previously monitored Russian and Chinese political influence in the United States. According to sources, the Justice Department is now redirecting resources to focus on transnational crime and fentanyl trafficking, shifting away from aggressive sanction enforcement.

With U.S. enforcement weakening, previously targeted Russian individuals and businesses may now regain access to frozen assets.

Meanwhile, European governments, which have been at the forefront of maintaining sanctions against Moscow, now find themselves increasingly isolated as Washington steps back from its previous hardline stance.