Ukraine is considering sanctions against Chinese companies whose components were found in Shahed drones
Ukraine is considering imposing sanctions against Chinese companies whose components have been found in the drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine. This was reported to journalists by the President's Special Representative for Sanctions Policy, Vladyslav Vlasyuk, according to Suspilne.
The official said that Russia is showing a trend towards increasing arms production, and this would not be possible without supplies from China.
According to Vlasyuk, Kyiv collects and transmits this data to Beijing, but there is no answer as to why China does not prohibit exports to the Russian Federation.
Because of this, Ukraine is currently considering the possibility of imposing sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council against the relevant Chinese companies, the official explained.
"China respects sanctions, including Ukrainian ones. After all, after Ukraine introduces them, our partners may take similar steps," the presidential envoy said.
He noted that even sanctions from a small number of countries can make companies from China "toxic" – meaning that "no one will work with them" in the future.
Vlasyuk believes that this will help to make it impossible, or at least reduce, the export of relevant parts for the Russian military-industrial complex.
The official added that, in response, Moscow began using fewer components from Europe and the United States – this was influenced, among other things, by the existing sanctions of Ukraine's partner countries.
Also, the official noted, the 18th package of sanctions by the European Union will include restrictions for two Chinese banks.
"In the future, Ukraine will ask international partners to impose sanctions against all manufacturers and suppliers of critical components, materials, and means of production," the presidential envoy concluded.
- In May, foreign intelligence reported that China is supplying machine tools, special chemicals, gunpowder, and components to 20 Russian military factories. In June, the agency stated that the Kremlin, with the help of supplies from China, plans to produce up to 2 million FPV drones in 2025.
- Meanwhile, China continues to deny information regarding the supply of weapons to Russia; in particular, official Beijing made such a statement after the NATO summit.
- On July 4, the SSU reported that components of Chinese origin were found in the "Shahed drones that Russia used to attack Kyiv on the night of July 4.
