19 minutes agoSerbia under US mud because of Russia, sanctions mentioned for those helping Putin
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(3 years ago)The United States is aware of the existence and is reviewing reports of Serbian companies that, contrary to sanctions, are exporting goods to Russia that can be used in the military industry, according to the State Department response published by the Voice of America tonight. We call on Serbia once again to [...]
“We call on Serbia once again to join international sanctions in order to hold Russia responsible for the crimes and violations it has committed in Ukraine,” said the State Department, adding that the US would not prevent Russia's collaborators from sanctioning.
Serbia under US mud because of Russia, sanctions mentioned for those helping Putin
Express Journal
10/11/2023 23:09
The United States is aware of the existence and is reviewing reports of Serbian companies that, contrary to sanctions, are exporting goods to Russia that can be used in the military industry, according to the State Department response published by the Voice of America tonight.
“We call on Serbia once again to join international sanctions in order to hold Russia responsible for the crimes and violations it has committed in Ukraine,” said the State Department, adding that the US would not prevent Russia's collaborators from sanctioning.
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The United States has undertaken and will continue to take co-ordinated action against those who help the Kremlin by bypassing sanctions and export control measures. The United States, its allies and partners are united in supporting Ukraine as it faces an unwarranted Russian war, including stronger efforts to counter the avoidance of sanctions”, it said in response.
The questions that the answer was lacking, however, were how such a practice could be halted and whether any specific measures would be applied against Serbian companies or Serbia itself if the export of questionable goods and goods in the Russian Federation continues.
According to a recently released research, several Serbian companies export goods and goods to so-called double use in Russia.
They are the target of Western sanctions, as they can be used for Russian weapons used in the invasion of Ukraine. Duly intended goods, as the name indicates, can be used for military and civilian purposes.
According to Radio Europe Free Radio Research (REL), export is under way despite President Aleksandar Vuciq's promise that Serbia will not serve as the channel for bypassing sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union.
Customs data from international trade databases analysed by the REL shows that Serbian companies have sent at least $11.1m to dual-use goods to Russia since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Analyzing shipments include electronic devices and other equipment that the United States and the EU, in their sanctions policy, have classified as priorities because of their use of Russian weapons deployed in Ukraine.
Serbia, though a candidate for membership and a country that has been negotiating EU membership for 10 years, has still not been reconciled to the punitive policy against Russia, as its Western partners often remember.
The European Union's response to the Voice of America, in terms of export of goods and goods to Russia, which are on the US and EU blacklist, is on this track.
Serbia must continue to strengthen its efforts against avoiding sanctions. Although we do not comment on concrete cases, we follow all developments closely. As reported in the recent report on progress on the road to enlargement, Serbia urgently needs to improve compliance with the European Union's common foreign and security policy, including implementation of restrictive measures”, says European Commission spokesman Peter Stano's response to the Voice of America.
Stano also recalled the position of the European Union's special envoy for the implementation of sanctions, David O'Sullivan, in May in Belgrade, when Serbian customs authorities took concrete steps on issues raised by the envoy.
This includes specific actions to strengthen export control. Close co-operation and exchange of information between the EU and Serbian authorities is continuing to technical level”, Stano said.
In late October, David O'Sullivan appointed Serbia as the country that was most disappointing because of not imposing sanctions against Russia. /Kp/
