On the 7th, the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives of the United States passed a bill to revoke a trade incentive called "most favored nation" as an economic sanction against Russia and Belarus.
It was signed by President Biden and is expected to impose an average high tariff of 30% on imports from Russia and Belarus, similar to North Korea and Cuba.
Parliament has also passed a bill to ban the import of energy such as Russian crude oil.
President Biden announced these two measures last month, but the U.S. Congress has been urging the administration to make a decision shortly after Russia's military invasion began in late February. rice field.
Penalties for three Russian airlines
The Biden administration in the United States announced on the 7th that it will impose penalties for violating the export restrictions imposed by three Russian airlines in late February.
Specifically, in addition to the largest Aeroflot, Azur Air and UTair are using Boeing aircraft, which are subject to export restrictions, in Russian cities, China, India, Turkey, etc. It is said that it operated a flight connecting cities.
As a penalty, the US Department of Commerce will prevent these three companies from receiving any of the products and services of American companies, and will seek similar cooperation from companies in other countries, making it difficult to operate.
Russian Prime Minister "Economic Sanctions Unprecedented Scale"
Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported on his annual activities in parliament yesterday, citing a move to tighten economic sanctions on Russia.
"The new economic sanctions continue to be on an unprecedented scale, with more than 6,000 already imposed, more than any other country has imposed," he said.
"The important thing is that the sanctions are targeted at all Russian citizens. The countries that were former partners are competing for which one will impose the sanctions first and announcing it on a daily basis. It causes panic and attacks the citizens. Is the purpose. "