A Russian draft law has proposed seven years imprisonment for publically disclosing information about the import of goods into Russia banned under global sanctions over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“In the current context of external sanctions pressure, maintaining the established production and technological chains that ensure the strategic development of the Russian economy acquires special significance,” said an explanatory note for the draft submitted to parliament by the government.
Russians could face jail for divulging movements of sanctioned goods into the country It comes as US President Trump threatened to impose stiff tariffs and sanctions if a deal isn’t reached to end the war in Ukraine.
The authors of the draft referred to websites disseminating leaked customs data, as well as information appearing in traditional media or on social media about logistics schemes for delivering sanctioned goods.
Many Russian officials and businesspeople have been calling for logistics and payments information to be classified as a state secret.
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