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What are the effects of the new US sanctions?

The sanctions imposed on Russia by the administration of US President Joe Biden due to the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny will affect less than 0.5% of total US exports to Russia in 2019 and less than 1% of annual US deliveries to Russia in monetary terms, RBC calculated.

The sanctions include additional restrictions on US exports to Russia of a number of goods, including technologies sensitive to US national security, defense technologies and weapons. But most of the goods exported from the United States do not require special permits - these are civilian aircraft, pharmaceuticals, medical products, ground transportation, electrical machinery and equipment. The Ministry of Industry and Trade believes that the sanctions will only accelerate and intensify the processes of import substitution in domestic technological chains, and the money that could go abroad will remain in the country. The department also said that they are preparing new plans for the development of industries. Reduce sanctions risks Russia and CHINAthey can, by strengthening independence in the financial sector, for example moving away from the use of payment systems controlled by the West, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believes. According to him, it is necessary to strengthen "technological independence", moving to settlements in national currencies and world currencies, alternative to the DOLLAR.

Read more about the US sanctions that have come into force and their impact on exports in a detailed article on RBC.