The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published a new sanctions list that includes over sixty Russian companies. These companies are involved in the development of science, technology, the defense industry, the financial sector, robotics, and other areas in Russia.
In particular, the following have been sanctioned and may be affected:
- in the defense industry and aviation - Imperial Tula Arms Plant, SEZ "Alabuga", Zvezda shipbuilding complex, Sukhoi Design Bureau, "Uraltransmash";
- in the financial and credit sector - SPB Bank (depository of the sanctioned SPB Exchange), Bystrobank, Maritime Bank, "International Financial Club", Izhkombank, Chelyndbank, Rostfinance Bank, "Regional Credit", Modulbank. In addition to them, "Avangard", "Mechel", SUEK, the National Payment Card System - the operator of the "Mir" payment system can also be found on the list. NSPK, however, reassures that the sanctions will not affect the operation of payment services within Russia;
- in machine tool construction - "Stankomashkompleks", "Inkor", "Lidermash Stanki", "Milling Machines", "Intervesp", "Wende Group", "KMT" and other manufacturers and suppliers;
- in the field of maritime transport - "Sovcomflot" and 14 ships associated with the company;
- in the production of optical instruments - "Lincos", "Complex Electronic Optical Systems", "Navigator", Vladikavkaz Technological Center "Baspik", "Cityimpex", "Photonics" and other enterprises;
- in the production of electronic components - "Navis Group", Bee Pitron Limited, "Ferropribor", "Lit Fonon";
- integrators of robotics and AI for optimizing industrial production "Datana", companies involved in industrial automation "Optimus Drive", "K Soft Engineering", NPF "KRUG";
- developers and manufacturers of navigation systems - "Navis Electronics", "Gazprom Space Systems", "NVS Navigation Technologies", "Satellite Innovative Space Systems" and a number of others.
FSUE NAMI, the manufacturer of Aurus luxury cars and the owner of shares in the "Avtozavod St. Petersburg", is also under sanctions now. It is now possible that this long-suffering plant, where the new XCITE X-Cross 7 car recently began to be assembled, is threatened with downtime.
In general, the sanctions list for the supply of technologies and equipment to Russia in circumvention of the current restrictions of the American Ministry of Finance includes 93 companies. Most of all - 63 of them - are Russian companies. Next come 16 Turkish companies and 8 Chinese companies.
Other countries also got sanctions - 4 companies from the UAE, 2 companies from Kyrgyzstan and Serbia were affected, and one sanctioned company from India, Estonia, Ireland, Finland and South Korea can also be seen on the list.