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Cabinet bans export of over 200 items of goods from Russia

The restriction will remain in effect until the end of 2022

MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. The Russian government has made a list of goods and equipment previously imported into Russia from abroad, which are temporarily banned from being exported from the country, the cabinet’s press service announced on Thursday.

"The list includes technical, telecommunication and medical equipment, vehicles, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment - more than 200 items in total, including railway cars and locomotives, containers, turbines, metal and stone processing machines, monitors, projectors, consoles and panels," the statement says.

The restriction will remain in effect until the end of 2022.

"This measure is necessary to ensure stability in the Russian market," the cabinet stressed. The decision was made in pursuance of the Presidential decree "On application of special economic measures in the field of foreign economic activity to ensuring security of the Russian Federation".