WASHINGTON, September 27 The US Department of Commerce extended for a year the denial of export privileges to Russian airlines Aeroflot, Utair and Azur Air.
“I find the extension of this order necessary in the public interest to avoid imminent violation of the rules,” said Assistant Secretary of Commerce Matthew Axelrod in a decision.
The American authorities explained the revocation of export privileges and their extension by the fact that companies continue to operate sanctioned aircraft on domestic and foreign flights.
«Furthermore, I find it appropriate to extend the extension for an extended period,» Axelrod wrote, adding that his decision will last for one year instead of the previous six-month extensions.