Posted on Feb 28, 2023
How the U.S. is trying to close a backdoor for Russia’s military
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"The Biden administration is targeting the latest munitions in Russia’s war in Ukraine: coffee makers, toasters, air conditioner units, hair dryers and microwaves.
Those common household items contain microchips and other components that Russia has used to repair and replace military equipment, U.S. officials say."
Those common household items contain microchips and other components that Russia has used to repair and replace military equipment, U.S. officials say."
How the U.S. is trying to close a backdoor for Russia’s military
Posted from politico.com
Supply Chain Management
Russia
Economy
Joe Biden
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."The administration on Friday rolled out a slate of new rules seeking to cut off Moscow’s access to even low-level microchips found in basic electronics. The action recognizes a shift in how Russia is equipping its war-fatigued military and reflects how the U.S. and its allies are changing tactics.
“We’re seeing Russia increasingly use dual-use goods to further their military industrial complex, tearing out semiconductors from everything to fridges to microwaves in order to put them in military equipment,” Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said..."...
..."The administration on Friday rolled out a slate of new rules seeking to cut off Moscow’s access to even low-level microchips found in basic electronics. The action recognizes a shift in how Russia is equipping its war-fatigued military and reflects how the U.S. and its allies are changing tactics.
“We’re seeing Russia increasingly use dual-use goods to further their military industrial complex, tearing out semiconductors from everything to fridges to microwaves in order to put them in military equipment,” Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said..."...
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