Washington (AFP) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on nearly 120 companies and people from Russia to the United Arab Emirates to Kyrgyzstan in a bid to choke off Moscow’s access to products, money and financial channels that support its invasion of Ukraine.
Sanctions imposed by the Treasury and State Department target dozens of Russian mining, technology and munitions companies and commercial banks. In addition, a group of electronics companies in Kyrgyzstan has been targeted and led as exporters of components and other technology to Russia.
Sanctions were also imposed on a UAE-based engineering company that sent dozens of shipments of electronics to Russia.
The latest sanctions are based on those imposed on Russia when the United States and other countries were in the Group of Seven A wave of global actions rolled in During the Japan Summit in May.
The White House said the latest sanctions are in line with ongoing efforts to tighten sanctions coordination with allies, particularly the European Union and the United Kingdom. The effort to improve alignment was one of the major commitments made during the G7 meetings.
“As long as the war continues, we will continue to take these types of actions,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday. “This will not be the end of it. We will continue to explore additional departments as appropriate going forward.”
“Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine, the United States, working with our allies and partners, has taken unprecedented steps to impose costs on Russia and advance accountability for the individuals and entities who support its illegal war,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
“We will continue to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes,” he said.
after the invasion Anniversary anniversary In February, US officials said Russia’s metals and mining sector would be the focus of future sanctions measures, as well as cutting Russia’s energy revenues by imposing Russian oil price ceiling.
Thursday’s actions represent “another step in our efforts to constrain Russia’s military capabilities, its access to battlefield supplies, and its economic plan,” said Deputy Treasury Secretary Wali Ademo.
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Associated Press writer Amer Madani contributed to this report.
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