RAPAPORT... With the US imposing sanctions on Alrosa and other Russian entities, there is rising concern about the impact on the diamond market, considering the vast rough supplies from the country. The following is a resource center to help the trade gain clarity on the crisis and its effects on the industry. Rapaport Trade AlertUS Department of the Treasury announces sanctions against Russia Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) directive to the tradeAnalysis: Ukraine Crisis Leaves Diamond Industry VulnerableMartin Rapaport to host webinar Politics, Economics, and Diamond Prices: Dealing Diamonds Amid a New World Order. March 7, 2022, at 12 noon EST.Register hereIndustry News Coverage US Places Sanctions on Russian Miner Alrosa (Rapaport News) India Fears Effects of Russia Sanctions on Supply (Rapaport News)Alrosa Profit Soars as Focus Turns to Sanctions (Rapaport News)Alrosa Quits RJC Board over Ukraine Crisis (Rapaport News)Alrosa to Stop Funding the Natural Diamond Council (Rapaport News)US Sanctions Target Alrosa and Its CEO (JCK) Alrosa Lands on US Sanctions List After Russia Invades Ukraine (National Jeweler) Image: Rough diamonds. (Alrosa)