Regulatory
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions
Issued by State Department
What the record says
On February 24, 2026, the Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that each of Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk, Matrix LLC, and Special Technology Services LLC FZ met the criteria for sanctions set forth in section 2(a)(1)(A) of the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-336) (PAIPA) and, in consultation with the heads of other relevant agencies, as appropriate, selected the sanctions described in section 2(b)(1)(A), (D), (H), (I), and (J) to be imposed on the entities.
This is a factual description of what was issued or decided, not an assessment of it.