US authorities are studying tough export control measures to disrupt the economy of Russia in case the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, order to invade Ukrainean official from the administration of Joe Biden.
The measures, to be discussed at a meeting of senior officials on Tuesday, would add to economic sanctions that the Biden administration is already considering should Russia invade, after it gathered tens of thousands of troops on its border with Ukraine. .
Biden has threatened devastating measures against Russia to try to dissuade Putin from any possible military incursion. The Russian president has denied that Russia is planning an invasion.
Measures to be discussed at the White House meeting include “extraordinary” export control actions that could stifle large areas of industrial and consumer technologies in Russia, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The measures being discussed could halt Russia’s ability to import smartphones, key aircraft and car components, and materials from many other sectors. They could also have a major impact on Russian consumers, industrial operations and employment, the official said.
He added that the possible measures would be unprecedented around Russia and would be based on tools used by the government of former President Donald Trump to block the access of the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei to advanced semiconductors.
The basis for such action is the fact that the semiconductors that go into Huawei’s phones include parts that were designed in the United States, the official said. This can affect chips around the world because key inputs from the United States got into them, he explained.
US officials plan to consult with major partners in Europe and Asia that could be implicated by these measures and encourage coordinated efforts where appropriate, the official said.
The Russian mobile phone market is dominated by foreign companies such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei, which this year were subject to a new law that requires them to install Russian software.
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