US Department of the Treasury building in Washington DC. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 19 The U.S. Treasury Department has authorized non-profit organizations to conduct financial transactions related to humanitarian work and «democracy support» in Russia, according to a general license released by the department on Tuesday. According to the document, «all financial transactions by NGOs», which are prohibited under sanctions imposed against Russia, are allowed if they affect «activities related to humanitarian projects in Ukraine or Russia, as well as projects to support democracy» in these two countries. Under the exception from sanctions also include transactions related to projects in the field of education, non-profit projects in the field of healthcare, as well as environmental protection. sanctions against Russia this week
