Marchenko is charged with several conspiracy charges, smuggling goods from the United States and wire fraud. Members of the alleged conspiracy to ship the micro-displays acknowledged they were evading government scrutiny, prosecutors say, sending messages to one another that they need to “support the legend that… we know nothing about Russia.” To circumvent both the company’s prohibition and tightening US export controls, the Justice Department alleges Marchenko and his two co-conspirators, both of whom are not named but are identified as Russian nationals, falsely told both government agencies and the American company that the displays were being sent to China for scientific research. The procurement network, according to court documents, smuggled micro-displays that could be used in civilian life - for medical imaging, video games and digital cameras - or could be used for military rifle scopes, night vision goggles, thermal optics and other weapons systems.Īfter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the American company decided to stop sending its technology to Russia. Prosecutors allege that Marchenko’s role in the scheme was to maintain front companies in Hong Kong that a procurement network would use to pay American companies for their technology. The defendant, Maxim Marchenko, helped to run a procurement network to obtain dual-use, military-grade microelectronics from an American company to send to Russia, according to the US government. ![]() The Justice Department announced charges Monday against a Russian citizen accused of helping to smuggle US-sourced electronics with military applications to individuals in Russia. The West has imposed heavy sanctions on Moscow since the start of the war. He described the economic situation in the country as "stable and balanced," but Russia’s ruble last month plunged to 17-month lows. Russia's economy: President Vladimir Putin claims that Russia's economy has withstood "unprecedented external pressure" from the West.On Friday, the EU announced plans to suspend a temporary ban placed on the export of Ukrainian grain to a select number of countries in Eastern Europe. Agricultural lawsuit: Kyiv has filed a lawsuit against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over their ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said Monday. The three countries are worried their farmers will be undercut by a bottleneck of cheap Ukrainian grain. ![]() The company, DTEK, is working on building a 500-megawatt wind power plant to boost the country’s energy sector, but CEO Maxim Timchenko said Ukraine needs air defense to protect power stations. Preparing for winter: Ukraine is anticipating ramped-up Russian attacks on energy infrastructure as the weather gets colder, the CEO of Ukraine's largest private energy company said.He said Russia does "not abandon its intentions to resume offensive actions" in the area. Situation near Bakhmut: The situation in the eastern part of Ukraine "remains difficult" even after Ukrainian troops recaptured the villages of Klishchiivka and Andriivka near the eastern city of Bakhmut, the Commander of Land Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said.Ukraine has been urging Germany to provide the weapons. Notably, the package will not include long-range Taurus missiles, Boris Pistorius said. ![]()
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