Two companies from Uzbekistan have been hit with secondary sanctions by the United States.

Two companies from Uzbekistan have been included in the new sanctions package issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The list, published on the agency's website, includes the machinery manufacturing company Uzstanex and the firm The Elite Investment Group.

The activities of these organizations are linked to the Russian defense industry. Thus, the U.S. blacklist now includes Uzstanex (wholesale trade in machinery) and The Elite Investment Group (wholesale non-specialized trade).

The sanctions also affect individuals and companies from Russia, Turkey, and other countries. U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo emphasized that the U.S. and its allies are committed to taking decisive actions aimed at restricting the supply of technologies used by Russia in military operations.