The Department of State has released a notice with names of individuals placed on the Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. This action is due to these individuals' association with activities deemed harmful by the U.S. involving the Russian government. As a result, any property or interests owned by these individuals under U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. citizens are generally forbidden from conducting business with them. The notice also identifies several LNG carriers linked to entities subject to U.S. sanctions based on Executive Order 14024.
Simple Explanation
The U.S. Department of State has stopped some people, connected to harmful activities with Russia, from doing business in the U.S. by freezing their stuff in the country and telling Americans not to work with them.