.RUSSIA'S DIAMOND market is under pressure. On January first the G7, a team of abundant nations, as well as the European Union prohibited imports of harsh gemstones extracted in Russia-- a 3rd of the overall extracted worldwide in 2022. On January 3rd the EU included Russia's state mining provider, as well as its chief executive, to its decrees list. This is the 1st period of an extensive sanctions system: in March the G7 as well as EU will definitely outlaw Russian treasures that have actually been reduced and also refined abroad. In September they will launch a qualification scheme to verify where gemstones were unearthed. These measures amount to the most significant adjustment to your business in years. Why possesses it taken such a long time to establish injunctions on Russia's precious stone sector-- as well as what impact will they possess?