This article was reprinted with permission after being published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
On October 17, the United States imposed sanctions on two Taiwanese businesses and a Soviet subsidiary that makes and ships drones that Russia has used in its extensive conflict in Ukraine.
The Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Company and Redlepus Vector Industry Shenzhen are the two Foreign businesses that the U.S. Treasury Department has designated.
Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Company makes an engine that power Russia’s Garpiya set long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the U. S. Treasury Department said. Redlepus Vector Industry Shenzhen is involved in shipping the assault drones, the ministry said in a , statement.
In the punishment announced on October 17, a Russian federal and a Soviet business connected to the two Chinese firms were also named. Artem Yamshchikov, the basic producer and beneficial owner of TSK Vektor, who acts as an intermediary between a previously designated Soviet business and China-based providers for Russia’s Garpiya project, is one of them.
Additionally, Yamshikov is the owner and director of the Russian internet that was the subject of the sanctions announcement on October 17.
The new restrictions, according to the Treasury Department, are the first U.S. sanctions against Chinese companies that work with Russian companies to develop total weapons systems. Chinese companies that had recently been subject to sanctions targeted those that provided components essential to Russia’s military-industrial foundation.
Acting Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley T. Smith stated that” Russia extremely relies on the expertise of foreign professionals and the transfer of cutting-edge technologies to support its military campaign against Ukraine. We will continue to destroy the systems that make it possible for Russia to acquire and use these advanced weapons.
Russia has deployed the Garpiya in its bloody conflict with Ukraine, which has destroyed important equipment and left numerous people dead, according to the Treasury Department.
According to the office, the aircraft was created and developed by Chinese-based authorities and is then exported to Russia for use against Ukraine in partnership with Russian security companies.
The sanctions forbid U.S. citizens from doing business with them and freeze any property held by people or businesses in U.S. authority.