China Is Main Supplier of Foreign Tech in Russian Weapons: Ukraine

Nearly 60 percent of the foreign parts found in Russian weapons come via China, Ukrainian presidential adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk said during a briefing in Brussels on Sept. 24. Vlasiuk showed reporters a list of technology found on the battlefield, which included advanced chips made by U.S. companies such as Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, AMD-owned Xilinx, and Intel’s Altera, as well as Germany-based Infineon’s Cypress Semiconductor. Some of the chips were made as recently as last year, while others were manufactured over a decade ago. “If you take all the usual types of weapons and count the foreign made components – about 60 percent would be coming from China. We have had lengthy discussions with some manufacturers about this,” said Vlasiuk, who was in Brussels to meet with European Union and G7 members to discuss sanctions against Russia. “The PRC [People’s Republic of China] is the biggest problem I would say.”...