The new controls will prevent United States companies from exporting certain sensitive items that would support defence, aerospace and maritime industries in Belarus, which the administration said had aidedThat move will extend to Belarus the same restrictions the US had placed on Russia on Feb 24, preventing items such as technology and software from being routed through Belarus to restricted sectors in Russia, the US Commerce Department said.
The department also said it would take action to stem the flow of important technologies to Russian oil refineries, which provide a key revenue source for the Russian military. Certain companies and institutions that have supported the Russian or the Belarusian military will also be added to a blacklist that places restrictions on their purchase of US products.