New Delhi, The European Union has supplied India with inputs on the alleged involvement of sure Indian entities in supplying “excessive precedence” items with potential army utility to Russia in violation of Western sanctions, individuals acquainted with the event stated.
EU Sanctions Envoy David O Sullivan stated he visited India in October to debate with Indian authorities “systemic options” to cease the “illicit stream” of the frequent excessive precedence gadgets to Russia.
There was no quick remark from the Indian aspect on the matter. India has been sustaining that as a matter of coverage, it solely recognises UN sanctions.
“I travelled to India in October 2024 for the second time to debate with Indian authorities systemic options to cease the illicit stream of frequent excessive precedence gadgets to Russia,” Sullivan stated in response to a question.
It’s learnt that he supplied sure particulars to the Indian authorities in regards to the Indian companies allegedly supplying merchandise to Russia circumventing the sanctions imposed by G7 and EU sanctions on Moscow.
The alleged violations by the Indian entities got here to gentle after Washington imposed sanctions on 19 non-public companies from India for his or her alleged position in offering “dual-use” applied sciences to Russia.
EU sources stated two entities primarily based in India are topic to “particular export restrictions”.
It’s understood that India has sought extra info from the EU on the matter.
“A number of third nations I visited have put in place particular mechanisms to resolve this difficulty. Russia’s brutal and unlawful invasion of Ukraine is existential for the EU,” Sullivan stated.
“We are going to proceed to disrupt the actions of the Russian army industrial complicated by shutting down illicit procurement networks on a relentless foundation,” he stated.
The EU sanctions envoy stated his job is to make it “more durable, slower and costlier for Russia to entry our know-how”.
“Information at our disposal reveals that we’re succeeding. We estimate that Russia is paying about 130 per cent extra for semiconductors and 300 per cent extra for second-hand machine instruments after we imposed sanctions,” he added.
The EU will proceed to work with Indian authorities to discover a systemic answer to cease sanctions circumvention of frequent excessive precedence items to Russia, the EU sources stated.
“The EU is at the moment negotiating its fifteenth package deal of sanctions in opposition to Russia. This package deal will include itemizing of vessels a part of the shadow fleet and entities which have been supplying ‘battlefield gadgets’ to Russia,” stated an EU supply.
These things are used to make Russian army gear extra exact and due to this fact extra deadly, it stated.
“The EU already listed tons of of entities a part of the Russian army industrial complicated in addition to actors primarily based in third nations which have been actively undermining the EU sanctions framework,” it stated.
The supply added: “Two entities primarily based in India are topic to particular export restrictions.”
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