To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In an effort to reduce bureaucratic procedures and address deficiencies in Russian law with regard to strategic investments by foreign entities in Russia, amendments to Federal Law No. 57-FZ “On Procedures for Foreign Investments in Business Entities of Strategic Importance for Russian National Defense and State Security”, dated April 29, 2008 (as amended) (the “ Strategic Sectors Law”) were recently adopted (the “ Amendments”). 1 The Amendments introduce specific rules lifting restrictions and allowing expedited procedures for foreign investments into certain strategic companies 2 for which strategic activity is not a core business (the “