Armenia Continues To Assist Russia In Bypassing Western Sanctions - New York Times Analysis
Date
4/19/2023 8:03:16 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19. Armenia is among
the countries that help Russia bypass Western sanctions, an article
in the New York Times said, trend reports.
According to the author of the article, who refers to the senior
US and EU officials, a surge has been recorded in chips and other
electronic components re-export from Armenia to Russia. As the
author noted, eight particular types of those chips, crucial for
the production of weapons, are delivered in Russia.
"One document marked with the seal of the U.S. Bureau of
Industry and Security said that in 2022, Armenia imported 515
percent more chips and processors from the US and 212 percent more
from the EU than in 2021. Armenia then exported 97 percent of those
same products to Russia, the document said," the article noted.
Earlier, the US Departments of Commerce, the Treasury, and of
Justice have issued a trilateral note on the specifications of the
signs of attempts to circumvent sanctions against Russia.
According to the document, one of the most common tactics is the
use of third-party intermediaries or transshipment points to avoid
restrictions. It was revealed that Armenia is used to illegally
redirect goods to Russia or Belarus, thus, bypassing West
sanctions.
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