The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has sanctioned 21 entities determined by the U.S. government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. BIS has taken this action to ensure the efficacy of existing sanctions on the Russian Federation (Russia) for violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern Ukraine. These entities have been placed on the BIS Entity List, which identifies entities and other persons that are subject to specific license requirements for the export, reexport and/or transfer (in-country) of specified items. Engaging in transactions with any of these entities now entails additional export licensing requirements and approval from BIS. The license review policy for each listed entity is identified in the License Review Policy column on the Entity List.