An examination of companies, executives and investors underpinning Russia's defence sector shows a sizeable number of players have not been sanctioned by the West.
In response to questions regarding an extensive list of companies and individuals that had escaped sanctions, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which levies sanctions for Britain, said it could not comment on future sanctions.
On Tuesday, in conjunction with a meeting of leaders of the G7 nations in the German Alps, the Treasury Department released a new round of defence-related sanctions that included eight of the weapons firms and two of the executives on the list provided earlier by Reuters. Executives at a host of Russian weapons firms, meanwhile, have largely escaped sanctions from Western authorities.
A 2008 international treaty bans their use or production under any circumstances because of the devastating effects on civilians. The company has been sanctioned by the United States, but not by the UK or EU. Its CEO, Alexander Smirnov, has escaped sanctions altogether.In a June 10 statement, the European Commission said there was an effort to align sanctions lists "as much as legally possible" among allies "to achieve the maximum cumulative effect of the sanctions with all our like-minded partners".
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