New sanctions from Washington on the Russian technology sector

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Washington announced new ones today sanctions against Russiatargeting him this time technological field. Among the companies that will be affected is largest semiconductor manufacturer.

The US Treasury Department said sanctions were imposed on “21 entities and 13 persons in the context of the suppression of networks that bypass (previous) sanctions “but also” technology companies that play a key role in war machine of the Russian Federation “.

The US believes that Serniya Engineering is at the heart of the “network” set up to circumvent the sanctions already imposed. Washington also targeted Micron“The largest semiconductor manufacturer in Russia” which “exports more than 50% of Russian microelectronic components”.

“The Russian military is dependent on Western technologies for the operation of its defense industry,” the ministry said. For this reason, OFAC (Foreign Assets Control Service) targets “the major Russian technology companies” that are contributing to the war against Ukraine.

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