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Tajikistan helps Russia circumvent sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has included Tajikistan on the list of countries that assist in supplying sanctioned goods to Russia and Belarus. Photo: Internet In addition to Tajikistan, the list also includes Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, Brazil, India, Israel, China, Mexico, Nicaragua, Singapore, Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Turkey, and South […]

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has included Tajikistan on the list of countries that assist in supplying sanctioned goods to Russia and Belarus.

Photo: Internet

In addition to Tajikistan, the list also includes Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, Brazil, India, Israel, China, Mexico, Nicaragua, Singapore, Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Turkey, and South Africa. The list was compiled by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in conjunction with the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), two agencies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

According to a report from these two agencies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, sanctioned goods can be legally exported as raw materials to these 18 countries for the production of other products. The export of these goods to Belarus and Russia is prohibited.

The category of goods “causing particular concern due to their potential diversion and end use by Russia and Belarus to enhance their military and defense capabilities” includes aircraft parts, hydroacoustic systems, antennas, testing equipment, GPS systems, vacuum pumps, oilfield equipment, and others.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 of this year, Western countries and the U.S. imposed numerous sanctions against Russia. Russia intends to circumvent the sanctions and arrange the supply of sanctioned goods through third countries.

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