U.S. hits Russia with new sanctions
News:
- The U.S. will soon impose new sanctions against Russia .
Important facts:
2. The new sanctions would be in response to the attempted assassination of a former Russian spy living in England and his daughter.
3. Terms of sanctions:
- Any attempt by a U.S. company to obtain an export licence to sell anything with a potential national security purpose (gas turbine engines, electronics, integrated circuits and testing and calibration equipment) will be automatically denied.
- Exporters can attempt to prove that the goods will be used for legitimate purpose.
- Earlier, the Obama administration banned exports to Russia that could have military purposes.
- The sanctions were imposed under the provisions of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991.
- The act mandates that once the government has determined that a country has used chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or even made “substantial preparations” to do so, sanctions must be imposed.
