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The US Commerce Division on Thursday moved to dam three Russian airways from receiving exported components from the US within the division’s first transfer to punish alleged violations of export controls since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

The transfer — which applies to Russian flagship service Aeroflot, together with airways Azur Air and Utair — is an effort to chop off the airways from the worldwide financial system.

It follows US sanctions introduced Wednesday towards two of Russia’s greatest banks and the grownup kids of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as US President Joe Biden accused Russia of battle crimes in Ukraine.

The Commerce Division’s so-called Non permanent Denial Orders, that are legitimate for six months and might be renewed, successfully bar the usage of US components to service the planes, in addition to upkeep contracts for planes which are topic to US export laws. 

As results of the orders, the Russian airways would over time “largely be unable to proceed flying both internationally or domestically,” mentioned Matthew Axelrod, assistant secretary of Commerce for export enforcement.

“[I]t’s clearly troublesome to maintain flying in case you can’t service your planes,” Axelrod mentioned Thursday at a press briefing, including that the three Russian airways would commit “imminent” violations of export controls by flying “US origin plane” into Russia with out authorization for persevering with to fly these plane inside Russia with out authorization.

CNN has requested remark from the three Russian airways.