The State Department on Friday moved belatedly to implement a sanctions law President Donald Trump had resisted, publishing a list of toxic Russian companies and warning third parties they"re at risk of tough U.S. financial penalties should they do business with any of them.

The guidance includes more than three dozen entities, including arms trader Rosoboronexport and missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey, that sell weapons and aircraft to U.S. allies in the Middle East and eastern Europe. But the State Department said the standard for imposing sanctions is flexible and the impact to U.S. national security of a particular arms deal would be weighed first.All the companies in the State Department guidance are affiliated with Russia"s intelligence and defense sectors. The message the law and the list send is straightforward: The United States can"t bar third parties from working with these companies, but if they do the U.S. can decide to freeze their assets and lock them out of the American financial system.
Experts say that this decision will cause serious damage to Moscow.

The State Department sent a list to Congress yesterday evening. Analysts discuss what the position of the European states wll be after the sanctions imposed against Russia.

The law adopted in summer provides for possible sanctions not only for military and security but also for energy.

Vladimir Putin"s press office called the information spread on sanctions a "hostile manifestation" and said that the situation is closely observed. in the Kremlin The sanctions should start from January 29.