Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
At a time when several European countries are suffering from the repercussions of the Russian war on Ukraine, especially in the field of energy, the high prices of some products, or the shortage of some foodstuffs, some were hoping that the sanctions imposed by the European Union would succeed in persuading Moscow to stop the war and negotiate with Kiev. to end the crisis
However, during the past few days, the US administration has warned European allies of Russia's circumvention of the sanctions, according to media reports from the American capital.
The Financial Times said that the United States warned four European countries of the methods Russia uses to evade sanctions, and provided them with a detailed list of high-value dual-use goods that Moscow is trying to obtain, at a time when Washington is intensifying its efforts to prevent Russia from obtaining weapons for the war in Ukraine.
Over the past few days, US Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson has visited Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany on a tour aimed at showing how Russia is trying to reform military-industrial supply chains by circumventing Western export restrictions.
A U.S. official said Russia is devoting a lot of resources to circumventing sanctions, adding that it is learning from other sanction-burdened countries on how to get sensitive technology through backdoors. According to the site of the seventh day in Egypt
It identified the United States, which Russia is keen to obtain, such as oscillators, oscilloscope components, thermal imaging, and electronic components such as semiconductor-based transducers and potentiometers. The US Treasury did not specify what weapons these goods are used in.
Officials also sought to alert officials, companies, and banks in the four countries about potential red notices that may indicate evasion of sanctions, such as falsifying contracts and freight invoices to conceal ties to Russia, refusing to provide details of the end-target use of the product to banks and shipping officials, and making frequent changes. or at the last minute for end users or beneficiaries.
The Financial Times said the United States and its G7 partners have made removing loopholes related to sanctions and combating evasion a priority in recent months, as the appetite for sanctioning new parts of the Russian economy has waned.