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title: Trump Administration Declines to Issue Sanctions Related to Russia’s Military and Intelligence Sectors
date: 2018-01-30T12:08:42-05:00
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# Trump Administration Declines to Issue Sanctions Related to Russia’s Military and Intelligence Sectors

 January 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Under Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)](https://www.ustrademonitor.com/2017/10/secondary-sanctions-targeting-russias-defense-and-intelligence-sectors-move-closer-to-implementation/), the Trump administration was due to issue secondary sanctions on non-U.S. persons that conduct significant transactions with Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors. The Trump administration declined to issue those new sanctions, [claiming that CAATSA was serving as an effective deterrent](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions/trump-administration-holds-off-on-new-russia-sanctions-despite-law-idUSKBN1FI2V7) – discouraging non-U.S. entities from doing business with the Russian defense and intelligence sectors – and that no new sanctions were needed at this time.

Non-U.S. companies should remain on notice that the U.S. government retains the ability to sanction non-U.S. firms for dealings with the Russian military and intelligence sectors, should the administration choose to exercise that authority in the future.

 

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