US Imposed Sanctions against a Number of Russian Companies

The United States Department of Commerce has introduced new trade restrictions on the Russian Federation. The Bureau of Industry and Security at the US Department of Commerce (BIS) has published a list of 103 companies and agencies from Russia and China that cooperate with the armed forces of their states. Listing means that these organizations will not be able to purchase certain goods and technologies from the United States. The corresponding list was published on Monday, December 21st. "The US Department of Commerce recognizes the importance of engaging with US and global companies to counter the efforts of China and Russia to use US technology in their destabilizing military programs," said Department Chief Wilbur Ross. It is noted that for these enterprises the sale of a number of American goods and technologies will be limited. In particular, among the Russian organizations, the Ministry of Defense, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Progress rocket and space center, the special flight unit Rossiya (carrying President Vladimir Putin), Rosoboronexport, enterprises of the Rostec and Rosatom corporations, companies MiG "," Sukhoi Civil Aircraft "," Tupolev ", the United Aircraft Corporation, the aircraft building company" Irkut "(produces fighters and other aircraft) and others. Among the Chinese enterprises under the sanctions were those working with the State Corporation of Aircraft Engines, a chemical laboratory, the National Satellite Meteorological Bureau, as well as the Institute of Oceanography and others. The report says that the list of companies and structures recognized as "end military users" can be expanded by the decision of the interdepartmental End User Verification Committee (consisting of representatives from the Department of Commerce, the Pentagon, the State Department, and the US Department of Energy). But it is also possible to exclude companies from the list. The United States has previously imposed restrictions on Chinese companies on several occasions. In May 2020, the restrictions affected the Huawei telecommunications company, as well as 70 related firms. Recall that the United States has imposed sanctions for human rights violations against a number of officials and legal entities associated with the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.