BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19. Armenia is amongst
the international locations that assist Russia bypass Western sanctions, an article
in the New York Times mentioned, Trend experiences.

According to the creator of the article, who refers to the senior
US and EU officers, a surge has been recorded in chips and different
digital elements re-export from Armenia to Russia. As the
creator famous, eight specific sorts of these chips, essential for
the manufacturing of weapons, are delivered in Russia.

“One doc marked with the seal of the U.S. Bureau of
Industry and Security mentioned that in 2022, Armenia imported 515
p.c extra chips and processors from the US and 212 p.c extra
from the EU than in 2021. Armenia then exported 97 p.c of these
similar merchandise to Russia, the doc mentioned,” the article famous.

Earlier, the US Departments of Commerce, the Treasury, and of
Justice have issued a trilateral word on the specs of the
indicators of makes an attempt to circumvent sanctions in opposition to Russia.

According to the doc, one of the vital frequent techniques is the
use of third-celebration intermediaries or transshipment factors to keep away from
restrictions. It was revealed that Armenia is used to illegally
redirect items to Russia or Belarus, thus, bypassing West
sanctions.