.RUSSIA'S gemstone field is actually under the gun. On January 1st the G7, a team of rich nations, and also the European Union outlawed imports of tough rubies unearthed in Russia-- a 3rd of the total extracted worldwide in 2022. On January 3rd the EU included Russia's condition exploration firm, and also its own leader, to its sanctions listing. This is the initial period of a thorough penalties scheme: in March the G7 and EU will definitely outlaw Russian gems that have been actually reduced as well as perfected abroad. In September they will definitely offer a qualification system to confirm where rubies were actually unearthed. These procedures add up to the biggest adjustment to your business in many years. Why possesses it taken as long to establish penalties on Russia's diamond sector-- and what impact will they possess?