WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday targeted entities in China, Canada, and France among others in its latest response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding targets to its trade restriction list.
Its actions, announced to mark the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s invasion, aim to continue “efforts to cut off the Russian defense industrial base and military from even low-technology consumer goods Russia seeks to obtain to sustain the war effort,” it said.
Of the scores of new additions to its trade restriction list, 79 were Russia-based, five are listed under China, two are based in Canada. Another three entities are based in France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
Companies on the list are restricted from receiving U.S.-origin goods and technology. Commerce also issued new export restrictions on Friday targeting Russia’s use of Iranian-made drones in Ukraine.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Karen Freifeld; additional reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
