News & Updates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Assistant Secretary for Export
Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod issued orders denying the export privileges of three Russian Airlines –
Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair – due to ongoing export violations related to comprehensive export
controls on Russia imposed by the Commerce Department. These three Temporary Denial Orders
(TDOs) terminate the right of these airlines to participate in transactions subject to the Export

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has taken additional action to degrade Russian and Belarusian defense, aerospace, maritime, and other strategic sectors in response to Russia’s brutal assault on the sovereignty of Ukraine.

KEYNOTE REMARKS OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY THEA D. ROZMAN KENDLER
American Conference Institute’s 12th Annual Advanced Forum on Global Encryption, Cloud, and Cyber Export Controls
March 30, 2022

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Good morning. Thank you for opportunity to speak with you today.

Providing Any Form of Service to Listed Aircraft Is Also A Likely Violation of U.S. Law

American Conference Institute’s 12th Annual Advanced Forum on Global Encryption, Cloud, and Cyber Export Controls
March 30, 2022

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Good morning. Thank you for opportunity to speak with you today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS), publicly identified commercial and private aircraft that have flown
into Russia in apparent violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In so doing,
BIS is notifying the public that providing any form of service to these aircraft requires
authorization. Absent such authorization, any person anywhere—including within Russia—risks
violating the EAR and would be subject to BIS enforcement actions which could include

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
imposed restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer (in country) of luxury goods to all end
users in the Russian Federation (Russia) and Belarus and to certain Russian and Belarusian
oligarchs and malign actors located worldwide. This action is in response to Russia’s brutal,
continuing invasion of Ukraine (as substantially enabled by Belarus) in flagrant violation of
international law.

This Latest Action Expands and Enhances Global Coalition to Stand With the Ukrainian People
Against Russian Aggression

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department and the Republic of Korea
(referred to as South Korea in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)) are jointly
announcing the formal addition of the ROK to the growing global coalition of nations that are
standing against Russian aggression by implementing stringent export control policies. A link to
the U.S.-ROK Joint Statement is available here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS), has taken two additional actions in response to Russia’s brutal assault on the
sovereignty of Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry
and Security (BIS), imposed on Belarus the stringent export controls made effective on Russia
on February 24, 2022 in response to Belarus’s substantial enabling of Russia’s further invasion
of Ukraine. Application of these controls on Belarus will help to prevent the diversion of items,
including technology and software, in the defense, aerospace, and maritime sectors to Russia
through Belarus, and degrade both nations’ ability to sustain military aggression.