In a statement, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod said, “The Commerce Department has put in place unprecedented export controls in response to Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine.”
On the other hand, BIS Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) Director John Sonderman commented, “Russian oligarchs such as Abramovich will not be permitted to violate U.S. export regulations without consequence. Those that violate the expansive
export controls imposed on Russia will ultimately find themselves the target of investigations by OEE Special Agents and our law enforcement partners.”
