US Department of Commerce Building in Washington DC. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 9 The U.S. authorities have decided to expand restrictions on the export of various categories of goods to Russia and Belarus due to the situation in Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday.
"In response to Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, which was largely facilitated by Belarus, the US is expanding the requirements for them to have a license, in accordance with export control rules, for all items on the export control list", — said in a statement that was published in the Federal Register — a collection of official documents of the US government.
This list, according to information on the website of the US Department of Commerce, includes hundreds of different product names. Among them: nuclear substances, installations and equipment, chemicals, fertilizers, electronics and others. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. .jpg» />Biden signed a law banning Russian energy importsIn response, Western countries have introduced a number of new anti-Russian sanctions. Many foreign companies have suspended their work in the Russian Federation. As stated in the Kremlin, Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance, they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that meet the interests of the Russian Federation. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. Media: US Congress did not pass a law on the seizure of assets of Russian businessmen