The US has expanded Russia-related sanctions to include entities in China and the UAE, escalating enforcement beyond bilateral measures. This move increases compliance risk for global supply chains and tests geoeconomic leverage amid rising diplomatic friction.
The US move toward secondary sanctions on foreign actors aiding Russia’s military supply chains marks a shift to extraterritorial enforcement, raising risks for global trade, finance, and diplomatic alignments as compliance pressures expand beyond direct Russian targets.
The US move to extend sanctions beyond Russia to third-party enablers in the Ukraine conflict signals a major geoeconomic escalation. This raises risks of global economic fragmentation, retaliation by targeted states, and challenges for enforcement and alliance management.
