Norway Expands Sanctions Measures Against Russia, Crimea Region
The Norwegian government put into force new sanctions against Russia in response to alleged continuing Russian support for Ukrainian rebels, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Aug. 15. That support is contributing to a security situation in Ukraine…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.
that deteriorates on a daily basis, said the statement. Russian President Vladimir Putin banned in early August agricultural imports from Norway, the U.S., European Union and Canada, in retaliation against Western sanctions (see 14081417). The latest round of Norwegian sanctions includes “asset-freeze measures and travel restrictions” on additional individuals and entities, a ban on Crimean imports and certain investments, and a ban on the import and export of certain Russian defense and dual-use items, as well as financial and petroleum trade restrictions.