Economics

The British gave Russian machines and semiconductors for over $ 100 ml per year - Times

The Scottish manufacturer FTDI has increased exports to Russia. The company, according to the material of journalists, supplied the chips for armored vehicles of the Russian Federation. British companies supplied Russia's key equipment for more than $ 100 million a year. These are UAV machines, semiconductors and computer components. The details reported the edition of The Times. The Russian Federation indirectly got a large number of goods made in the UK.

All this was supplied through Chinese, Hong Kong or Turkish firms. The goods worth about $ 15 million were supplied to Russia directly from British warehouses. This was attended by several suppliers. The Scottish manufacturer of FTDI semiconductors among those who have increased exports to Russia. The company, according to the message, supplied the chips for armored vehicles of the Russian Federation. Last year, it was this supplier that gave Moscow components worth $ 1.

5 million, while for 2022 this amount was only $ 500,000. Despite this supply, in general, it is possible to say a sharp decline in British exports to Russia compared to the last year. At that time, the key components worth about $ 770 million were exported to the Russian Federation. It is also worth noting that only 28 components of British origin were found in Russian weapons, while the number of components of American origin was more than 2 thousand units.