The US Department of Commerce urged not to consider sanctions against Russia a "guillotine"

Alan Esteves

Sanctions against RUSSIA and EXPORT restrictions imposed because of the military operation in Ukraine will not take effect immediately, but over time, said Alan Esteves, deputy secretary of commerce for industry and security. “This is not a guillotine,” he explained (quoted by REUTERS).

Export controls are phasing out supplies that Russia could use "to rebuild its war machine," the official said. According to him, Moscow is trying to bypass them, but "goods that are smuggled in" are not able to provide all the necessary materials. “Means of avoiding [sanctions] will not achieve the scale [of deliveries] necessary to restore the armed forces,” said Esteves.

According to the Ministry of Trade, the import of chips to Russia has decreased by almost 70%.

The United States decided to introduce export restrictions against 9 Russian structures Economics

The United States has repeatedly banned the import into Russia of various goods in any way related to the military sphere. In February, the authorities tightened measures on the export of microelectronics, avionics and aircraft parts using American technology, and in May the Ministry of Commerce limited the supply of trucks, ball bearings, engines, lifting devices and about 200 other items in order to "limit Russia's ability to withstand the economic the impact of multilateral sanctions" and "reduce sources of income that can support military capabilities."

In December, the United States imposed export restrictions on nine Russian companies, including the Far East Basin Branch of Rosmorport, Intercom Ltd, Nuclin LLC, Alliance EG Ltd, Tavrida Microelectronics and others.

The Russian authorities call the sanctions illegal; President Vladimir Putin said that the calculation of Western countries that the measures would ruin the country's economy did not materialize. In early January, he said that “nothing that our enemy predicted for us happened” in 2022.

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