BIS Officials Discuss Russia Export Controls in Latvia
The U.S. and Latvian governments last week gathered officials from the U.K., Canada, the EU and Ukraine to discuss export controls and sanctions in Latvia, including how those measures are affecting Russia, the Latvian government said in a news release.
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Among those attending were members of the Bureau of Industry and Security, including Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Thea Kendler, who said export controls are “disrupting Russia’s war efforts against Ukraine by increasing costs, causing production delays, and reducing Russia’s equipment quality." Kendler also said U.S. coordination with allies, including around export controls, has “never been stronger.”
Andzejs Viļumsons, Latvia’s foreign affairs minister, said the sanctions against Russia “are working,” but “our ultimate goal is to stop this war of aggression and restore the international rules-based order after all by achieving peace, security and justice.”