U.S. freeze lending of export to the Russian Federation
U.S. freeze export credit in Russia and the financing of development projects in addition to the announced on Tuesday sanctions, said the head of Barack Obama.
" Today, the US introduces fresh sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy - energy, weapons and Finance. We block the export of specific items and technologies of the Russian energy sector, expanding punishment, adding there are fresh the banks and the defence establishment, and We formally discontinued credits that encourage the export to the Russian Federation and the financing of economic development projects in Russia, " said Obama.
Crediting of export to the Russian Federation did the U.S. export-import Bank " having financed projects of this kind of contract last year in the amount of 630 million.
in addition, the US imposed the export licensing regime for goods intended for production of hydrocarbons in the sea and on the continental shelf, and equally in the Arctic, told reporters senior Commissioner of the US administration.
According to other messenger administration, these limits will affect future, but not already convicted contracts. Licensing allows US authorities to block supplies to the Russian Federation subjects and technologies that have the ability to help the development of the energy sector. The American Company Exxon Mobil has extensive common with Russia projects on development of Russian oil fields.
The US and the EU does not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and called such accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March, has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of use of such practices have become July punishment.
The European Union on July 26 imposed a punishment against fifteen citizens of Russia and authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR), and also against a number of Crimean organizations, such as the Sevastopol sea port and public organization " Sobol ". For example, in the sanctions list includes the Director of the Federal security Service Alexander Bortnikov and foreign intelligence Service of Russia Mikhail Fradkov, Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev, his Deputy Rashid Nurgaliev and member of the Board Boris Gryzlov, leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and the Krasnodar territory Alexander Tkachev.
in the U.S. capital and Brussels when it is ready if necessary to make wider sanctions lists. Full list of Russian Citizens and organizations that fall under punishment, -