U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
RESOURCES ON EXPORT CONTROLS IMPLEMENTED IN RESPONSE TO RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE
2022 PRESS RELEASES Click here for current Press Releases
Note: Where appropriate/relevant press releases include links to Federal Register Notices and other helpful material.
o February 24, 2022: Commerce Imposes Sweeping Export Restrictions on Russia in Response to Further Invasion of Ukraine: https://go.usa.gov/xzZAe
o March 2, 2022: Commerce Imposes Sweeping Export Restrictions on Belarus for Enabling Russia’s Further Invasion of Ukraine: https://go.usa.gov/xzZAz
o March 4, 2022: Commerce Takes Further Actions to Target Russian Strategic Industries and Punish Enablers of Aggression: https://go.usa.gov/xzZAS
o March 7, 2022: Commerce Announces Republic of Korea Exclusion Rule: https://go.usa.gov/xzk2C and Joint Statement of the Department of Commerce and Republic of Korea: https://go.usa.gov/xzk2E
o March 11, 2022: Commerce Restricts the Export of Luxury Goods to Russia and Belarus and to Russian and Belarusian Oligarchs and Malign Actors in Latest Response to Aggression Against Ukraine: https://go.usa.gov/xz5MP
o March 18, 2022: Commerce Department Identifies Commercial and Private Aircraft Exported to Russia in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls: https://go.usa.gov/xzyCd
o March 30, 2022: Commerce Department Identifies Commercial and Private Aircraft Exported to Russia in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls: https://go.usa.gov/xu3Dm
o April 01, 2022: Commerce Adds 120 Entities in Russia and Belarus to the Entity List, Further Limiting the Russian and Belarusian Militaries’ Access to Items That Support Aggression Against Ukraine: https://go.usa.gov/xu3Dn
o April 07, 2022: BIS Takes Enforcement Actions Against Three Russian Airlines Operating Aircraft In Violation of U.S. Export Controls: https://go.usa.gov/xucvk
o Link to Aeroflot Temporary Denial Order text: https://go.usa.gov/xucsy
o Link to Azur Air Temporary Denial Order text: https://go.usa.gov/xucs7
o Link to UTair Temporary Denial Order text: https://go.usa.gov/xucsk
o April 08, 2022: Commerce Announces Addition of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland to Global Export Controls Coalition: https://go.usa.gov/xucvk
o April 09, 2022: Commerce Department Expands Restrictions on Exports to Russia and Belarus in Response to Ongoing Aggression in Ukraine: https://go.usa.gov/xuczs
o April 14, 2022: Commerce Department Identifies First Belarusian and More Russian Aircraft Exported to Belarus and Russia in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls: https://go.usa.gov/xuTq6
o April 21, 2022: BIS Takes Enforcement Action Against Russian Cargo Airline Operating in Violation of U.S. Export Controls: https://go.usa.gov/xukmj Link to Aviastar Temporary Denial Order: https://go.usa.gov/xukKs
o May 09, 2022: Commerce Increases Restrictions on U.S. Exports to Russian Industrial and Commercial: Press Release
o May 20, 2022: BIS Issues Temporary Denial Order Against Fifth Russian Airline and Names Second Abramovich Aircraft Violating U.S. Exports Controls: Press Release Link to Rossiya Temporary Denial Order Text: https://go.usa.gov/xJgK8
o June 02, 2022: Commerce Revises Russia and Belarus Export Controls, Enhances Transparency of Future Enforcement Proceedings: Press Release
o June 02, 2022: Commerce adds 71 Entities to Entity List in Latest Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Press Release
o June 02, 2022: Readout of Deputy Secretary Don Graves meeting with European Commission on Export Control Enforcement Coordination: Press Release
o June 06, 2022: BIS Issues Charging Letter Against Roman Abramovich for Violating U.S. Export Controls Related to Flights of his Private Jets: Press Release
o June 07, 2022: U.S. Commerce Department and Canada Border Services Agency Renew Focus on Keeping Sensitive Technologies and Goods Out of Russian Hands: Press Release
o June 16, 2022: BIS Takes Enforcement Action Against Belarusian Airline Operating in Violation of U.S. Export Controls: Press Release Link to Belavia Temporary Denial Order: https://go.usa.gov/xJE8C
o June 24, 2022: BIS Takes Enforcement Action Against Additional Russian Airlines and Updates List of Aircraft Operating in Likely Violation of U.S. Export Controls: Press Release Link to Nordwind Temporary Denial Order: TDO Nordwind Airlines; Link to Pobeda Temporary Denial Order: TDO Pobeda Airlines; Link to S7 Temporary Denial Order: TDO S7 Airlines
o June 28, 2022: Treasury FinCEN and BIS Issue Joint Alert on Potential Russian and Belarusian Export Control Evasion Attempts Hands: Press Release
o June 28, 2022: Commerce Rule Applies Powerful Restrictions Directly on Entities Seeking to Supply Russia’s Military Since Start of Invasion of Ukraine: Press Release
o August 02, 2022: Commerce Department Identifies First Foreign-Produced Commercial Aircraft Exported to Russia in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls: Press Release
o August 12, 2022: Commerce Implements New Multilateral Controls on Advanced Semiconductor and Gas Turbine Engine Technologies: Press Release
o August 25, 2022: Six Months into Russian Invasion, Commerce Actions Making a Difference in Support of Ukrainian People: Press Release
o September 15, 2022: Commerce Takes Further Actions to Expand and Tighten U.S. Export Controls on Russia and Belarus: Press Release
o September 26, 2022: Commerce Identifies 4th Iranian Cargo Plane Owned by Military in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls on Russia: Press Release
o September 30, 2022: Commerce Responds to Russia’s Attempts to Annex Parts of Ukraine: Press Release
o October 14, 2022: Commerce, Treasury, State release joint alert outlining the impact of U.S. sanctions and export controls implemented in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine on the Russian military-industrial complex: Press Release
o October 17, 2022: Commerce Issues Temporary Denial Order Against Ural Airlines for Operating in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls on Russia: Press Release
o December 21, 2022: Commerce Imposes Additional Restrictions on Exports to Wagner Group: Press Release