Washington warned four European countries about the methods allegedly used Moscow trying to avoid them sanctions and to restore their military supplies “received” from the vast economic measures of the West.

OUR Brian NelsonUndersecretary of the Treasury in charge of terrorism and financial intelligence recently visited Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germanyin order to show how Russia, bypassing Western export controls, is trying to restore its military supply chainwhich has been hit hard by the sanctions.

“Russia is investing a lot of resources to circumvent our sanctions,” the US official said, noting that Moscow is learning from other countries that have been heavily sanctioned, such as Iranabout how to get behind-the-scenes access to secret technologies.

US Secretary of State He also said that some countries that have publicly opposed Russia’s war are “lagging behind in efforts to prevent Russia from using their banks and companies to arm its armed forces.”.

He added that “a number of worrisome developments have occurred in various countries, including in the Middle East and countries neighboring Russia, with which the Kremlin has strengthened its economic ties and trade relations, due to the exclusion of other markets.”

As Nelson warned, Russia has responded to supply problems by forcing its intelligence agencies to identify foreign companies to work with, but also “seeking to make up for sanctions-related losses through reuse of goodsn’ type chips from civil electronics.

He explained that the West’s priority should be “deprive Moscow of access to dual-use goods”, which becomes more imperative as the conflict enters the “critical point”.

What is Moscow oriented towards?

According to the US, Moscow is interested in acquiring optical equipmentgenerators, oscilloscopes, thermal imaging devices and electronic components – microchipAnd measuring machines voltage and power – although it is not specified in which weapon systems these components are considered necessary.

It is noted that in recent months, the United States and the G7 countries have given priority to eliminating the “loopholes” in the sanctions and the fight against tax evasion by Moscow.

In addition, the G7 industrialized countries of the world are considering the possibility of moving to almost total export ban in Russia because of this war in UkraineThis was reported a few days ago by the Japanese news agency Kyodo, citing unnamed sources close to the government in Tokyo.

The US news agency Bloomberg also reported that the US and other countries that have sided with Ukraine are considering imposing a “ban on the export of most goods to Russia.”

Source: Financial Times.