In July, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he was imposing sanctions on her. She became a “specially designated national,” a status generally reserved for arms and drug smugglers, terrorists, and oligarchs who have funded them. People on the list cannot travel to the United States. They lose access to any assets they may have in the country, cannot do business with U.S. companies and can’t use U.S. currency — which means that they cannot engage in most international financial transactions.