It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the text of the indictment.

“Defendants Yuri Orekhov, Artyom Uss and their accomplices were also involved in the smuggling of oil, which is under the sanctions of the company PDVSA, for end Russian and Chinese consumers,” the document says.

Earlier, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest in Italy of Artyom Uss in the case of sanctions evasion and money laundering.

The lawyer said that Artyom Uss declares his innocence.