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Germany continues to provide Russian military industry bypassing sanctions - Spiegel

According to the publication, it is sometimes about relatively simple microchips for use in drones, sometimes more complex components that can be used to control winged missiles. Bypassing sanctions, Russia probably receives microelectronics from German companies. On May 19, Spiegel writes about it. Products go to providing the Russian military-industrial complex.

Sometimes it is a relatively simple microchip for use in drones, sometimes more complex components that can be used to control the winged rockets. As it is noted, only Elix-ST sent dozens of deliveries to Kazakhstan for a total amount of more than 800,000 euros after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to journalists, the German authorities know about this export, but still does not respond.

However, these agreements should attract attention, because in the period from 2018 to 2021 the firm supplied products directly to Russia and did not export goods to Kazakhstan at all. The company rejects accusations of bypassing sanctions, claiming that the goods have been sent to Kazakhstan and have no information about forwarding to Russia.

On May 8, the publication wrote that after the start of a full -scale war in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia, the volume of exports of goods from Germany to the CIS countries increased at least twice. Recall that in April, Financial Times reported that the US and some other allies consider the possibility of almost complete export stop to Russia. On February 24, 2023, it became known that the European Union countries agreed 10 a package of sanctions against Russia.