Federal prosecutors say the electronic components purchased by Russian nationals included semiconductors, radars and satellites
A destroyed Russian military vehicle marked with the 'Z' symbol in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 13 2022. Picture: GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS
They used a German company to ship the military technologies, as well as Venezuelan oil, to Russian purchasers, prosecutors said. Also on Wednesday, the US treasury department sanctioned Orekhov and two companies he controls, Nord-Deutsche Industrieanlagenbau, also known as NDA, and Opus Energy Trading. Treasury described Orekhov as a procurement agent and said some of the shipments of military and sensitive dual-use technologies to Russian users violated US export controls.
At a first-of-its kind gathering last week with officials from 32 countries and the US, Washington warned it can impose sanctions on people, countries and companies that provide ammunition to Russia or support its military-industrial complex.
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