U.S. hits Russia with new sanctions

U.S. hits Russia with new sanctions

News:

1. 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.