Despite being subject to economic sanctions, Russia imports necessary chips through Turkey and the UAE.



Following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, Intel and AMD will stop selling semiconductors to Russia from February 2022. The EU and G7 countries have also tightened economic sanctions against Russia multiple times. However, analysis of trade data points to Russian imports in general returning to 2020 levels before the invasion of Ukraine.

Putin's Russia Dodges Sanctions for MilSpec Chips and Semiconductors - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-04/putin-gets-military-tech-chips-semiconductors-despite-eu-and-g-7-sanctions



According to the economic newspaper Bloomberg, citing information from a senior EU diplomat, despite the EU and G7 countries imposing economic sanctions on Russia, chips produced in the EU and its allies are It is being transported to Russia via third countries such as Turkey, UAE, Serbia, Kazakhstan, etc., and it is said that Russian imports in general are at the same level as before the invasion of Ukraine.

Similarly, it has been pointed out that shipments from China to Russia are also increasing.

A senior EU official warned China that providing weapons to Russia is a red line that must never be crossed. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also strongly warned against giving any weapon to the aggressor Russia, and China has denied that it has any intention of strengthening Russia's armaments.

EU official warns of sanctions if China crosses 'red line' and arms Russia | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-official-warns-sanctions-if-china-crosses-red-line-arms-russia-2023-03-03/

In addition, the US Biden administration has prepared a semiconductor manufacturing subsidy program for US semiconductor companies to expand production. For 10 years, companies will be restricted from expanding their production capacity in countries such as China, in exchange for financial and tax credit subsidies.

Biden administration bars CHIPS Act funding recipients from expanding in China | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/biden-administration-bars-chips-act-funding-recipients-from-expanding-in-china-172637590.html

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