MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree introducing special economic measures in foreign trade for ensuring Russia’s security, Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.
The measures, to be in effect until December 31, 2022, include “a ban on exports outside of the Russian Federation’s territory and (or) imports to the Russian Federation’s territory of products and (or) raw materials according to lists determined by the Russian government.”
The decree also restricts “exports outside of the Russian Federation’s territory and (or) imports to the Russian Federation’s territory of products and (or) raw materials according to lists determined by the Russian government.”
It stipulates that “the measures envisioned by Clause 1 of the decree shall not be applied to products and (or) raw materials exported outside of the Russian Federation’s territory and (or) imported to the Russian Federation’s territory by citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens, and persons without citizenship for personal use.”
