The Bureau of Industry and Security is adding 71 entities to its Entity List for supporting Russia’s military or for trying to illegally acquire U.S.-origin goods. The additions include 70 entities based in Russia and one based in Belarus, BIS said, and 66 of them are now subject to BIS’ Russia/Belarus foreign direct product rule. All the entities will require a license for all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations. No license exceptions will be available, and BIS will review applications under a policy of denial. Exports of certain food and medicine will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, the agency said. The additions, which will be published in the Federal Register June 6, take effect June 2.

The Bureau of Industry and Security on May 20 suspended the export privileges of another Russian airline for violating U.S. export controls against Russia. The agency issued a 180-day temporary denial order for Rossiya Airlines, BIS said in an emailed news release, adding that the order “terminates” Rossiya’s ability to participate in transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations. The agency also identified other aircraft that are likely violating U.S. export controls, including another plane owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.

The U.S. expanded export controls on Russia to cover a broader range of “commercial and industrial operations,” including wood products and construction machinery, the Commerce Department said. The new controls make more items on the Export Administration Regulations subject to “stringent” licensing restrictions for export to Russia, the Bureau of Industry and Security said in a final rule that includes the specific Schedule B numbers and Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes of the newly restricted items. Commerce said the items previously didn’t require a license for “most exports” to Russia.

The Bureau of Industry and Security on April 21 suspended the export privileges of another Russian airline for violating U.S. export controls against Russia. The agency issued a 180-day temporary denial order for Moscow-based cargo aircraft carrier Aviastar, BIS said in an emailed news release, adding that the order will “hinder” the airline’s ability to deliver military cargo to Russia. Aviastar will be barred from participating in transactions with items subject to the Export Administration Regulations. BIS earlier this month issued temporary denial orders for Russian airlines Aeroflot, Azur Air and UTair.

The Bureau of Industry and Security added 10 more planes to its list of restricted aircraft, including planes owned by Aeroflot, Utair and Belavia, the first Belarusian airline added to the list. The agency also updated tail numbers for 32 planes and authorized two aircraft to leave Russia. The agency said it will impose penalties and/or jail time or revoke export privileges for any company or person that violates the Export Administration Regulations by providing “any form of service” to the listed aircraft without a required BIS license.

The Bureau of Industry and Security expanded its export license requirements for Russia and Belarus to cover all items on the Commerce Control List, the agency said in an April 8 notice, further widening restrictions that previously only applied to categories 3-9 of the CCL. The agency correspondingly revised its recently created Russia/Belarus foreign direct product rule, which will now apply to all items on the CCL, BIS said. The agency also revised its License Exception Aircraft, vessels and spacecraft (AVS) to limit its availability for certain Belarus-related aircraft. The changes are effective April 8.

The Bureau of Industry and Security on April 7 suspended the export privileges of three Russian airlines for violating U.S. export controls against Russia. The agency issued 180-day temporary denial orders for Aeroflot, Azur Air and UTair, which bar the airlines from participating in transactions with items subject to the Export Administration Regulations, BIS said. The agency said it may renew the denial orders after 180 days.

The U.S. will soon issue a series of new Russian financial restrictions, including full-blocking sanctions on the country’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, and its largest private bank, Alfa Bank, the White House said April 6. The U.S. will also impose full-blocking sanctions against a group of “critical” Russian state-owned entities, Russian government officials, oligarchs and their family members, including President Vladimir Putin’s adult children. President Joe Biden will also issue an executive order blocking new investment in Russia by U.S. people or companies. The U.S. sanctions will be announced alongside similar measures by G7 member states and the EU.

The Bureau of Industry and Security is adding 120 entities to its Entity List for supporting the Russian and Belarusian militaries, the agency said in a final rule. The additions include military end-users in Russia and Belarus, along with others that have tried to send export-controlled items to Russia’s military, BIS said. The parties will be subject to a “highly restrictive” policy of denial for all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations, the agency said, and no license exceptions will be available. The additions, which will be published in the Federal Register April 7, take effect April 1.

The Bureau of Industry and Security added 73 new aircraft to its list of planes that have violated U.S. export controls by flying into Russia, including aircraft owned by Russian cargo carriers, the agency said in an emailed news release. The list includes new planes owned by AirBridgeCargo, which calls itself Russia's largest cargo airline, Atran, a Moscow-based cargo airline, and other commercial or private aircraft owned by Aeroflot, Alrosa, Azur Air, Nordstar, Nordwind, Pegasfly, Pobeda, Rossiya, Royal Flight, S7 Airlines and Utair. BIS also removed 12 aircraft that were allowed to return to owners in partner countries and updated tail numbers for other aircraft to “reflect their purported re-registration in Russia.” The agency said it will impose penalties and/or jail time or revoke export privileges for any company or person that violates the Export Administration Regulations by providing “any form of service” to the aircraft without a required BIS license.