Place End-User Controls On Tech Exports, EU Asked

Germany wants EU nations to introduce end-user controls on technological and electronic goods that Russia could be using for military purposes in Ukraine, the country’s economy minister said, Bloomberg reported.

Photo Insert: The recommendation was proposed by Germany's economy minister, Robert Habeck.

It is part of the EU focus on clamping down on the circumvention of 10 rounds of sanctions on Russia.

“We have looked at the export data for many states of the former Soviet Union, and many of the countries bordering Russia,”

Robert Habeck told reporters in Copenhagen. “It is very, very striking with the movement of lorries over the years, and all of a sudden it has quadrupled since the beginning of the sanctions.”

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