Story first appeared on BBC's #Russian news service but US media haven't picked it up as "important". Significance is lost on US media that have no idea that US #nuclear reactors run on 20% Russian #uranium. They only know Uranium One saga.
The Russian State Duma has introduced a draft law on the response to US sanctions against several dozen businessmen, officials and state managers. Deputies want to limit the import of American drugs, cigarettes and alcohol and stop deliveries to the US of rocket engines produced at Russian plants. Ivan Melnikov, first deputy speaker of the Duma, said on Friday that the draft law also calls for stopping international cooperation in the nuclear and aircraft industries, not only about the US, but also about "other foreign states": those who support US sanctions against the Russian "oligarchs", and those who support Washington's position on Syria.
The bill can be adopted fairly quickly: it was submitted by Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and the leaders of the faction, and they have already promised to discuss it on Monday. But even when it comes into force, this does not mean an immediate ban on all listed goods and services.
The decision on what exactly to ban and how, the president should take, and the government will introduce bans, the bill says.
Than the Duma wants to answer America: IMPORT : under the ban or restriction can get
purchase of software and IT equipment from the US and other countries in state, municipal institutions and some organizations
medicines, except those analogues of which are not produced in Russia
American tobacco products and alcohol
agricultural products and foodstuffs, the country of origin of which are the United States "and supporting Washington's position of the country"
rare earth metals, raw materials
Deputies want to limit the right of US citizens to work in Russia and prohibit foreign companies from participating in privatization, restricting them the right to provide consulting, audit and legal services. EXPORT : it is planned to stop deliveries to the USA
uranium (and generally stop cooperation in the nuclear industry)
rocket engines produced by Russian companies
accessories for airliners
It is not clear what exactly is meant by the termination of cooperation in the aircraft industry - only the ban on the export of metals and parts manufactured in Russia for corporations such as Boeing, or the ban on the purchase of airliners by Russian air carriers.
President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters in the morning that the Kremlin had not yet read the bill. The press service of the BBC government also said the bill had not yet been submitted to the government. The word of the premiere On April 11, Premier Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia could limit the supply of American goods to Russian markets.
"There are quite a lot of products from the US in our market, and these are not only the securities that we need to deal with separately, but also a whole range of other goods that are delivered to our market and produced by American business," he said.
Prime Minister Medvedev is known for his interest in IT-development company Apple and enjoys an iPhone of American production.
Earlier, RFPI head Kirill Dmitriev said that Russia's response to sanctions could become an additional tax on US companies.
Russia imposed counterforcements in response to US measures, which they imposed on April 6 against several dozen businesses, officials and state managers. Among them, Oleg Deripaska, Vladimir Bogdanov and Viktor Vekselberg. In addition, several Russian companies were penalized. Affected "oligarchs" Among the main victims was Deripaska, as eight related companies, including Rusal, were included in the sanctions lists.
Russians who were in the sanctions lists were banned from entering the US, and assets in that country were frozen.
In the case of companies, investors should get rid of debt securities and shares of En +, Rusal and the GAZ group.
In addition, before June 5, 2018, they must cease all agreements and terminate contracts with 12 companies, the list of which is published on the US Treasury website. Among them, the agroholding Kuban, Basic Element, En +, Eurosibenergo, Renova, Rusal, as well as with companies in which control belongs to the companies under sanctions.
On the first working day after the sanctions, on April 9, shares of Russian companies began to fall sharply in value. Rusal's shares fell 50% on the Hong Kong stock exchange, the company warned about a possible technical default. In addition, almost all Russian companies traded on **promotion blocked** in London fell sharply. The Moscow stock exchange index and the ruble also collapsed. Cheaper not only the companies that came under sanctions, but others.
In total, following the results of the "black" Monday, on April 9, more than 50 Russian businessmen lost almost 16 billion dollars in aggregate.
The government said it would support companies that were subject to sanctions. In particular, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the state can give Rusal money. We are talking about "short-term liquidity", which can be provided through Promsvyazbank. At the same time, he noted that the state does not plan to enter into the capital of "Rusal".
According to the US statistical service, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to 24 billion dollars in 2017. US supplies to Russia accounted for $ 17 billion. Russia delivers mainly oil, metals, nuclear fuel, mineral fertilizers and fish to the United States. These positions account for 90% of Russian exports to the United States.
The main article of American exports to Russia falls on the corporation Boeing. These are aircraft, aircraft engines and components for aircraft. In addition, the United States is supplying machine building products to Russia.
The last time Russia introduced counter-suits in the summer of 2014 - in response to Western sanctions associated with the Crimea and the Donbas. Russia then imposed a ban on the supply of meat, vegetables, fruits, poultry, fish, cheese and dairy products from the EU, the USA, Australia, Canada, Norway. Then the ban expanded to deliver from Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Ukraine.
Significance is lost on US media that have no idea that US #nuclear reactors run on 20% Russian #uranium. They only know Uranium One saga.
