Germany Wants EU To Place End-User Controls On Sanctioned Tech
- Data shows goods may be going to Russia via third countries
- Germany’s Habeck says can’t accept circumvention of sanctions
Russian MiG-29i jets fighter jets.
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Germany wants European Union nations to introduce end-user controls on technological and electronic goods that Russia could be using for military purposes in Ukraine, the country’s economy minister said.
After successive rounds of export restrictions, the EU and its allies are increasingly focused on clamping down on the circumvention of sanctions. Trade data shows that hundreds of types of goods such as advanced semi-conductors, integrated circuits and other technologies used by Moscow on the battlefield in Ukraine could be making their way to Russia via third countries.