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The US Treasury Department has weakened sanctions against Russia, in particular, it allowed US companies to cooperate with the Federal Security Service (FSB), which is necessary to obtain licenses and permits to export a number of technological products to the Russian Federation.

This is stated in the message on Online departments.

The ministry’s website notes that actions that were prohibited by US presidential decrees of April 1, 2015 and December 28, 2016 are permitted. The bans were introduced due to the "involvement of certain individuals in significant malicious cyber activities."

“It is permissible to request, receive, use, pay for or apply licenses, permits, certification documents or notifications issued or registered by the FSB for the purpose of importing, distributing or using products in the field of information technology in the Russian Federation,” the document says.

This decision is due to the fact that the sanctions against the FSB complicated the delivery of electronics to Russia, since the FSB controls the import of all encryption devices. To send electronics to Russia (for example, smartphones), the company must submit an application for encryption algorithms.

At the same time, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said that the actions of the Department of Finance were formal and not related to the US sanctions policy against Russia, reports CNN.



"No. As far as I understand, this is the usual course of action,” Spicer responded to reporters’ question about whether this is a shift in US policy towards Russia.

The United States imposed sanctions against Russia in connection with the annexation of the Crimea and the conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Additional restrictions on engagement with the FSB were introduced by the United States as part of a package of sanctions adopted at the end of 2016, as a response to cyber attacks and interference in the US presidential election.

Recall, official representatives of the US intelligence community have previously stated that Russian hackers were behind cyber attacks against the country's electoral systems and helped Donald Trump win the election. Barack Obama Administration imposed sanctions against Russia because of cyber attacks. The Kremlin denies all charges. Trump also considers them contrived.

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