Too Many US Goods Still Getting to Russia, US Official Says
Daleep Singh, the deputy national security adviser for international economics.
Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg
A disturbing number of Russian weapons are powered by electronic components from companies in the US and allied nations, a Biden administration official said Tuesday, as he appealed for firms to stem the flow of parts being used to wage war in Ukraine.
“The percentage of Russian battlefield weaponry with US or allied branded components is alarmingly and unacceptably high,” Daleep Singh, the deputy national security adviser for international economics, said Tuesday. “Put your creativity and resources to work, know your customers, know their customers, and know the end users. Ensure that American firms are not unwitting cogs in Russia’s arsenal of autocracy.”