Us Cracks Down On Network That Smuggled Chips To Russian Arms Makers
Washington (AFP) – US authorities charged five Russians on Wednesday for allegedly sending US electronic components to Russian arms manufacturers, some of which were found on the battlefield in Ukraine. Separately, three Latvians and a Ukrainian were charged with trying to ship a high-precision American industrial mill to Russia that the Justice Department said could be used by weapons manufacturers or in a nuclear weapons program. The Justice Department said the two schemes involved condom companies in several countries, including Dubai and Germany, and were designed to evade US and global sanctions on Russia....