US-sanctioned minister calls restrictions 'short-sighted evil'

Alexey Chekunkov

The sanctions imposed by Western countries do not affect the development of RUSSIA and the regions, but increase instability in international relations, Alexei Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, told RBC commenting on his inclusion in the US sanctions list on February 24 .

“The next unfriendly steps only increase instability and introduce additional uncertainty into international relations, both in the humanitarian and technological aspects. Sanctions  are a short-sighted evil,” he said.

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Igor Drozdov, chairman of the board of the Skolkovo Foundation, which fell under the EXPORT restrictions of the US Department of Commerce, told RBC that the sanctions would not affect work with friendly countries. “The sanctions imposed by the US Department of Commerce on the Skolkovo Fund will not affect our work to promote Skolkovo residents to the markets of friendly countries. Moreover, we plan to increase the forms and volumes of this activity.”

Sergey Ovchinnikov, DIRECTOR general of Norsi-Trans, a manufacturer of systems for operational-search activities (SORM), told RBC that he “did not think” about whether his company or he himself could fall under sanctions. “The [inclusion on the sanctions list] will not affect the company. We have long been a real production, independent of the United States, and we cooperate with domestic enterprises, ”he said.

A representative of KNS Group (manufacturers of it and telecommunications equipment under the Yadro brand) told RBC that the sanctions “even more encourage us to realize our mission of building a leading domestic engineering company, developer and manufacturer of world-class IT and telecom products for corporate clients” .

The governors of Russian regions included in the list also reacted to the sanctions imposed by Washington. Thus, the HEAD of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, noted that such measures had “finally” been taken against him a year after the outbreak of hostilities. The governor of the Kirov region, Alexander Sokolov, said he was proud to be on the list of "true patriots of Russia."

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The governor of the Penza region, Oleg Melnichenko, also said that he was proud to be on the sanctions list, and also banned US President Joe Biden and members of his family from entering the region. “Our region does not welcome on its territory people on whose hands the blood of tens of thousands of civilians, who allow themselves direct insults against Russia and its population,” he wrote on his TELEGRAM channel.

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The head of Khakassia, Valentin Konovalov, considered the imposition of sanctions a "gesture of desperation" by the United States. The Governor of the Republic of Altai, Oleg Khorokhordin, said that he was indifferent to being included in the sanctions list, noting that he had nothing to do with the States. The heads of the regions believe that the imposition of sanctions against them is proof of the right direction of work.

The United States imposed sanctions on Russian governors, ministers and their loved ones, as well as some foreign citizens and companies for helping to circumvent restrictions on February 24. In addition, the restrictions affected 11 Russian banks, as well as aluminum imports. Export restrictions have been imposed on MegaFon, the Skolkovo innovation center. Washington from May 10 intends to impose a 200 percent duty on the import of this metal.