WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on roughly 120 companies and individuals from Russia to the United Arab Emirates to Kyrgyzstan in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to merchandise, cash and monetary channels that assist its invasion of Ukraine.
The sanctions imposed by the Treasury and State departments goal dozens of Russian mining, know-how and munitions companies and industrial banks. In addition, a bunch of Kyrgyzstan-based electronics companies and its management had been focused as exporters of parts and different know-how to Russia.
A UAE-based engineering firm that despatched dozens of shipments of electronics to Russia was additionally sanctioned.
The newest sanctions construct on these imposed on Russia when the U.S. and different Group of Seven nations rolled out a wave of global actions throughout a Japan summit in May.
The White House mentioned the most recent sanctions fall in keeping with an ongoing effort to tighten coordination of sanctions with allies, significantly the European Union and the United Kingdom. The effort to enhance alignment was one of many main commitments made in the course of the G-7 conferences.
“As long as the war continues, we’ll continue to take these kinds of actions,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby informed reporters Thursday. “This won’t be the end of it. And we’ll continue to explore additional sections as appropriate going forward.”
“Since Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States, working with our allies and partners, has taken unprecedented steps to impose costs on Russia and promote accountability for the individuals and entities who support its illegal war,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned in an announcement.
“We will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes,” he mentioned.
After the invasion’s one-year anniversary in February, U.S. officers mentioned Russia’s metals and mining sector can be a spotlight of future sanctions actions, in addition to decreasing Russia’s power revenues by way of the imposition of a price cap on Russian oil.
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo mentioned Thursday’s actions characterize “another step in our efforts to constrain Russia’s military capabilities, its access to battlefield supplies, and its economic bottom line.”
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Associated Press author Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.