The USA and the European Union could not prevent millions of dollars of electronic components used in the defense industry from being imported into Russia. The newspaper writes about it New York Timesrefers to documents.
According to the publication, in March, senior European and US tax and trade officials recorded an increase in sales of chips and other electronic components in the Russian Federation through Armenia, Kazakhstan and other countries. According to the publication, the Russian Federation receives chips and other electronic components in eight particularly sensitive categories. The Russian side uses them for the manufacture of weapons used in the framework of a special military operation in Ukraine. The NYT points out that the imports of chips from China, in particular, have increased.
“Restricting Russia’s access to the chips has not been easy, and the US and Europe have not won a clear victory,” the publication says.
He also states that Western countries are supplying weapons to Ukraine, and that American and European technologies are used by the Russian Federation for their own interests as part of a special operation.
Former senior US official declarationRussia continues to access foreign chips and technology through intermediaries like Iran.