DDTC Describes Changes to Russia Export Controls

As part of the U.S.’s new Russian export controls (see 2202240069), the State Department will deny licenses or approvals for a range of defense-related exports and brokering activities associated with sales to Ukraine's Donetsk or Luhansk regions. The measures, outlined by the agency’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Feb. 25, will place new restrictions on exports, reexports, retransfers or temporary imports of defense articles or defense services listed on the U.S. Munitions List. Certain exemptions will apply to exports and transfers related to the “official business” of the U.S. government, DDTC said, including some activities by government employees, grantees or contractors. The agency urged exporters, “particularly those conducting business in the region,” to continue to monitor its website for policy updates or changes.