European Union (EU) officials plan to put pressure on third countries, including Central Asian countries, to completely stop re-exports of some categories sanctioned to Russia. This includes high-tech products and equipment, informs Bloomberg agency, citing the source.
European authorities, in particular, are concerned about the sharp increase in the supply of semiconductors, integrated circuits and other technologies from the EU and G7 countries to Russia, despite the current international sanctions. The article notes that the main re-exporters in these cases are Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, and “half a dozen other economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.”
“The European Union plans to ask third countries, which are faced with a sharp increase in their imports from the EU in advanced technologies and other goods that can be used by Russia for military purposes in Ukraine, with a request to strengthen the monitoring of such trade. products,” says the material.
The so-called “parallel imports” plan has also raised concerns between US President Joe Biden and European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen. March 10 they Completed A joint statement pointing out that controls should be strengthened to ensure that their technological advances are not used to enhance the military and intelligence capabilities of countries they see as competitors, including Russia.