January saw continuing focus on Russia. First, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded export controls on certain goods for Russia and Belarus. Second, a U.S.-Israeli citizen was arrested for illegally exporting thousands of U.S. microelectronics to Russia. Third, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipping company for violating the oil price cap.
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