Russian cargo aircraft carrier Aviastar has been denied all export privileges for ongoing violations of export controls imposed on Russia by the Commerce Department.
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security announced a temporary order to deny the export privileges for Aviastar, according to an April 21 release.
“BIS’ Export Enforcement is laser-focused on depriving Russia the items and technologies it needs to sustain its war machine, and today’s action is another critical step in cutting Vladimir Putin off from the global economy,” Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo said in the release. “The Commerce Department will continue using every tool at its disposal to demonstrate the power and reach of U.S. law and disrupt Russia’s ability to wage war.”
This temporary denial order sends a clear message to any firm, country or person that they need to think again before providing material support to Russia’s military, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves said in the release.
“BIS has done critically important work enforcing new restrictions on Russia’s and Belarus’s aerospace sectors and today’s action cuts another critical link for Russia to the global economy,” he said, according to the release.
Actions like this order show the BIS Export Enforcement works hard to make sure new controls severely degrade and diminish the movement of people, cargo and weapons for use against Ukraine, according to Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez.
“Airlift capacity is essential for military success and economic prosperity, and that is why we targeted Russia’s aerospace sector in response to its brutal invasion of Ukraine,” he said, according to the release.
