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October 3, 2022

United States Expands Sanctions Against Russia

As The Hill reported, last week the Biden administration announced broad new sanctions against Russia due to that country’s ongoing aggressions against the Ukraine. The departments of Treasury, Commerce, and State each announced separate penalties that are “intended to target decisionmakers in Moscow, allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and entities that support the military-industrial complex in Russia,” The Hill said.

While the Treasury and State Department sanctions largely focus on individuals, the Commerce Department added 57 entities to its sanction list “in a bid to restrict Russian access to key technologies and other materials that fuel the war effort in Ukraine.”

The final rule further broadening restrictions against Russia and Belarus under the Export Administration Regulations seeks to clarify and enhance the effectiveness of U.S. export controls as part of a coordinated allied response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Specifically, the rule expands the scope of the Russian industry sector sanctions to add lower-level items that are potentially useful for Russia’s chemical and biological weapons production and development capabilities, including discrete chemicals, biologics, fentanyl and its precursors, and related equipment. The Russian industry sector sanctions also now target quantum computing and advanced manufacturing items that are important for Russia’s production and development capabilities to enable advanced manufacturing across a number of industries.

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