(Washington / Brussels Comprehensive) The United States has expanded its export ban on Russia and White Ross to stop them from purchasing fertilizers and pipe valves from the United States.The EU approves new sanctions against Russia, and the imported Russian goods will be reduced by 10%.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Friday that if the Russians and White Ross people want to purchase fertilizer, tube valve, pearl bearing and other parts, materials and chemical products from the US suppliers, they must apply for a special license first; use American tools overseas overseasThe items made must also apply for a license, and the US government plans to refuse to issue the above permit.

The United States will also limit the US -owned aircraft that restricts the White Ross's own, controlled or leased into White Ross to sanction in Belarus to support Russia to invade Ukraine.

Kilkeris, a senior researcher at the "New American Security Center" in the US think tank, pointed out that the latest US sanctions operation shows that it will continue to tighten export control and lock in the entire economic field that has not been included in the scope of sanctions.

The European Union also included the two adult daughters of Russian President Putin, Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova and more than 200 people in the sanctions blacklist. They will face asset frozen and.Travel ban.18 Russian companies are also included in the sanction list, and there are currently 1091 people on the list.

The European Union officially approved new sanctions on Russia on Friday, including the prohibition of imports of coal, wood, chemicals, etc. It is estimated that the EU imports from Moscow will reduce by 10%.

The Russian coal embargo will take effect since the second week of August, which is the first time that the European Union has imposed sanctions on Russian energy exports.The European Commission predicts that coal embargo will cause Russia's loss of 8 billion euros (about S $ 11.8 billion).

The European Union will also ban Russian ships and trucks from entering the European Union, frozen the assets of four major Russian banks in the EU and further restricting exporting aviation fuel, advanced semiconductor, high -end electronic products, etc.