WASHINGTON—The U.S. on Thursday took its first actions to enforce the sweeping bans on the export of technology and industrial goods to Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Commerce Department officials said they were issuing orders to deny export privileges to three Russian Airlines— Aeroflot , Azur Air, and UTair—due to their alleged ongoing violations of the controls. The U.S. and its allies began imposing export controls in tranches starting in February, targeting Russia’s defense, aerospace and maritime industries.
