.RUSSIA'S DIAMOND market is actually under the gun. On January 1st the G7, a team of abundant countries, and the European Alliance banned bring ins of harsh precious stones extracted in Russia-- a third of the overall drawn out worldwide in 2022. On January 3rd the EU incorporated Russia's state mining firm, and also its chief executive, to its own penalties checklist. This is actually the first period of a detailed decrees program: in March the G7 and also EU are going to prohibit Russian jewels that have been reduced and fine-tuned abroad. In September they will definitely introduce an accreditation plan to confirm where rubies were actually extracted. These measures add up to the most significant adjustment to business in decades. Why has it taken such a long time to enforce decrees on Russia's gemstone industry-- as well as what influence will they have?