Russians In EU Open Companies To Export Banned Technologies To Russia - KSRIFE

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russians who have been living in the EU for many years are also helping Russia to obtain banned technologies.

Nataliia Nestor, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine, Deputy Director of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise (KSRIFE) of the Ministry of Justice, said this in an exclusive commentary to Ukrinform.

"It is worth noting that Russians who have been living in the EU for many years also help Russia obtain prohibited technologies . As a rule, Russians (who have managers/supervisors in Russia) who already have citizenship of a particular country open enterprises, institutions, organisations in the EU to import, export and sell the relevant components. The transfer can take place through a third country (indirect supply), and it should be borne in mind that some components have a dual purpose and can be used both in weapons and in everyday life. Electronic components that are supposed to improve people's lives are being turned by the Russians into means of killing Ukrainians," she said.

Nestor also expressed the opinion that the key to the success of sanctions against Russia is the duration of their application, "the unity of the initiating states and constant monitoring of the effectiveness of the restrictive measures that have already been applied. There must be unprecedented sanctions pressure on Russia by the world's democracies. Sanctions must be constantly monitored and the possibility of circumventing them must be limited as much as possible."

"Back in the days of the Roman Empire, there was a saying that money doesn't smell, but the money earned by companies that supply parts to Russia stinks of death... and we should always remind ourselves of this. Personally, at meetings with foreign partners, I always invite them to come to Ukraine and see what is happening here," Nestor said.

According to her, in June 2024, Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise together with representatives of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Sanctions Coordinator of the Presidential Office held various events in The Hague and demonstrated an exposition of components of non-Russian origin found in Russian weapons.

"The event was attended by diplomats and other authorised persons from around the world, Dutch parliamentarians, and representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the first time such an exposition of such components has been held in Europe. Components of foreign origin found in the missiles, Shaheds, which Russia is firing at Ukraine every day, including UAV targets, engines and microchips, were demonstrated. The functioning circuit of the Shahed was demonstrated, and its sound was even reproduced, the sound of approaching death that we hear every day," she said.

Nestor added that the main purpose of the event "was to demonstrate the reality of what is happening in Ukraine, not from newspapers and news... It was an opportunity to see this war, to touch it and to understand how difficult it is for Ukrainians. We showed the components of weapons of foreign origin, including those made in the Netherlands."

According to her, "such events give foreigners a better understanding of what is happening in Ukraine and have a positive impact on their awareness of the need to help Ukraine even more and increase sanctions."

As reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin took part in an event in The Hague to find a mechanism to prevent the illegal supply of technology to Russia.

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