The United States blocks the export to Russia of dual-use items, such as household appliances, to prevent them from being reused for military purposes

Administration Biden in an effort to do stricter enforcement of sanctions against Moscow will put more emphasis on prevent countries and companies around the world from sending products and technologies to Russia that could be reused for military purposes said the Under Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo.

“We will increasingly tackle dual-use items to ensure that Russia cannot turn its manufacturing plants into factories for manufacturing weapons of war.” said the manager of the “Balance of Power” program of Bloomberg Television with David Westin.

As an example, Adeyemo stated that Russia resorted to importing items such as refrigerators and microwave ovens to strip them of semiconductors and reuse them for military purposes.

On February 23, the Secretary of State Anthony Blink I declare that China he had probably approved the sale to Russia of his companies’ non-lethal dual-use items. A few days earlier, he had warned that China was considering supplying Russia with arms and ammunition to support Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine. Chinese officials have denied the accusation, calling it “disinformation”.

Adeyemo’s remarks revealed that China was not the only country the Treasury was watching.

“We made it clear to indian companies and the Indians that if they do things like provide material support to Russia – for example weapons or goods that can be used to make weapons – we’re going to be in a position where we’re going to use our sanctions and our controls to ‘export to prosecute them as well,’ said.

The United States has issued a new round of sanctions against more than 250 individuals and entities. among them the MTS Banka Russian financial company linked to the United Arab Emirates.

Other goals were Moscow Credit Bank, one of the ten largest Russian banks, several wealth management companies, arms dealers and suppliers of materials used in weapons and military equipment. Notably, the United States has also sanctioned German and Swiss nationals whom it claims are linked to the acquisition of Western technology for Russia.

The measure, taken in coordination with the allies of the group of seven also targets suspected sanctions evaders in various countries, from the United Arab Emirates to Switzerland.

“Our sanctions have both short-term and long-term impacts, which manifest themselves in Russia’s difficulties in resupplying itself with weapons and in its isolated economy,” US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. “Our steps taken today with our G7 partners show that we will be with Ukraine for as long as it takes,” he added.

The White House announced last Friday that the Pentagon will bring in $2 trillion in ammunition and an assortment of small drones with advanced technology to fight against Russia.