The American company Eleview International Inc. and its two leaders, Oleg Nayandin and Vitaly Borisenko, are accused of exporting technology to Russia for a total amount of $6.4 million, the press service reported on November 4. of the United States Department of Justice.
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According to the investigation, from March 2022 to June 2023, the company shipped American products and technologies to Russia through Kazakhstan, Turkey and Finland. Russian customers ordered products online and then shipped them to Eleview International’s warehouse in Virginia. There, the merchandise was packaged and sent to other countries designated as final recipients.
According to Matthew S. Axelrod, Under Secretary for Export Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, the company used three evasion schemes to circumvent export restrictions imposed on Russia.
In the Turkey scheme, the defendants sent approximately $1.48 million in telecommunications equipment to a fictitious recipient in Turkey, knowing it was destined for a Russian telecommunications company with ties to the government and the Federal Security Service. (FSB), the Department of Justice said. in a statement.
Equipment worth $3.45 million was sent to Russia through Finland, which can be used for the production of drones. Through Kazakhstan, the company exported dual-use products worth $1.47 million to Russia.
If convicted, Nayandin and Borisenko face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Bloomberg learned a week ago about Nvidia’s supply of AI chips to Russia through the Indian pharmaceutical company Shreya Life Science. These servers and processors are included in the list of products whose export to Russia is restricted by US and EU authorities.
- On September 12, 2024, US sanctions against Russia came into effect, prohibiting the provision of computer consulting services, cloud services for business management, and design and production software to Russians.
- Experts interviewed by RB.RU noted that the restrictions could lead to an increase in the number of piracy cases and would also force companies to invest in their developments or cooperate with India and China. The plans of a hostile state to limit the use of software for design and production will not be a disaster for Russian companies, they emphasized.
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