The published list affects future of Russia’s military-technical cooperation with foreign countries, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others, as it contains the leading Russian companies in the industry, like Almaz-Antey, Splav, Rostec, MiG, Sukhoi, Tupolev – the enterprises, which are playing the key role in design of the Russian military equipment,” he said. “The problem here is the US sanctions are extra-territorial and the foreign companies, which develop cooperation with the enterprises on the list, may also find themselves under the US sanctions – this, apparently, may shrink the military-technical cooperation with Russia.
According to the expert, the US sanctions are not binding and the US would be implementing them as required politically. “For example, today the US-Turkey relations are getting worse, the Americans are indignant at Turkey’s decision to buy Russian S-400 systems. In this situation, the United States may announce sanctions against Turkey as a buyer from the Russian companies on the new list,” he explained.
By having the new sanctions, the US would be able to settle its own economic problems, as Russia is its key competitor on the international arms market, the expert added.