The US Department of Commerce blacklisted 28 companies from Russia, China and Armenia

28 companies fell under the sanctions of the US Department of Commerce - 10 of them are Russian and 12 are Chinese.Restrictions imposed "for attempts to evade US EXPORT controls" and the purchase of American goods for the needs of RussiaMinistry of CommerceMinistry of CommerceMinistry of Commerceusa , Washington

The US Department of Commerce, in addition to the sanctions of the US Department of the Treasury, imposed export restrictions against 10 legal entities from RUSSIA, 12 from CHINA , 2 from the United Arab Emirates and 2 from Uzbekistan and 1 from Armenia, 1 from Syria, 1 from Turkey, 1 - from Malta and 1 from Spain. Notice of this is published on the website of the US Federal Register. The sanctions will take effect April 17.

Among Russian companies, Art Logistics LLC (Art Logistics LLC is a transport company registered at the address indicated in the register), ETC Electronics (ETS Electronics LLC is a supplier of electronic components), GFK Logistics LLC (Gifkey Logistics LLC) — transport company), Novastream Limited (Novastrim LLC — it company), Vest-Ost (West-OST LLC — transport company), Promelektronika (SPC Promelectronica JSC — Russian company in the field of railway automation and telemechanics), SKS Elektron Broker LLC (SKS Electron Broker LLC is a customs broker), TD Promelektronika LLC (TD Promelektronika Group of Companies is a supplier of electronic components),Trust Logistics and Trust Logistics Group LLC (Trust Logistics LLC - a customs broker) "for attempts to evade export controls and purchase goods of American origin for the Russian military and / or defense-industrial base" (hereinafter, the names of companies in Latin are given in as listed in the DOC notice).

The Armenian Tako LLC, six Chinese and two Uzbek companies also fell under sanctions for ties with Russia. The US authorities believe that they all continued to purchase American goods for the needs of Russian companies that are already under US sanctions. It was decided to add Turkish Dexias Industrial Products and Trade Limited to the sanctions list due to the fact that the companies "make a significant contribution to the military and / or defense industry of Russia."

Sanctions against Spanish, Syrian and Maltese companies were introduced because, according to the Ministry of Commerce, they helped Iran "supplied drones and related equipment to Russia." Russia denied the supply of Iranian drones.

Earlier in the day, the US Treasury announced sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities. In particular, the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin, Metalloinvest, MegaFon, the USM holding and several subsidiaries of Rosatom got into the SDN list. In total, the US blacklist includes: one hundred legal entities, 34 individuals and 19 ships (under the flags of Russia and Turkey). Restrictive measures were introduced in response to a military operation, they are aimed at preventing Russia from circumventing sanctions, the State Department said.

Since the end of February 2022, Western countries have introduced new sanctions against Moscow and tightened the previously existing ones. The US and the EU, in particular, froze the gold and foreign exchange reserves of the Russian Central Bank, cut off a number of leading banks from SWIFT, and imposed various sectoral sanctions and sanctions against top government officials.

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Commenting on the imposition of sanctions against Russia, President Vladimir Putin said in February that "the Russian economy and governance system turned out to be much stronger than the West believed," and the restrictions ultimately had a negative impact on those countries that imposed them. In early April, he also said that sanctions against Russia would be in place for a long time. “We all understand that sanctions, of course, are for a long time, therefore, along with priority measures to replace imported technologies and products, medium and long-term transformations are needed here, aimed at the strategic goals of the country’s sovereign development,” the HEAD of state said.

According to Rosstat, Russia's real GDP in 2022 fell by 2.1%, which is less than during the pandemic. Initially, a more serious decline was expected against the background of the imposition of sanctions.