Zelenskyy calls to disarm Russia by shutting down its weapons-making machines
Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (facebook.com zelenskyy.official)
Russia is planning to acquire over 800 high-precision machines for weapons production. However, if sanctions are imposed on the manufacturing companies, it will be possible to block Russia's access to the equipment even remotely, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says at a meeting with journalists.
"Sanctions. The important thing is that we are doing a lot of work on sanctions. And now we have discussed the British package at the G7, they have done it, Canada has done it, and new steps will be taken. We also discussed the 18th package with Ursula. It will be there," the President says.
Zelenskyy says that Russia still receives machine tools from some countries that are used to produce weapons.
"Soon, they want to receive 860 additional machines for their military-industrial complex," he says.
According to Zelenskyy, these supplies to Russia come from several countries at once. In particular, the President said that Moscow receives machines from:
- 52 companies from China
- 15 companies from Taiwan
- 13 companies from Germany
- 8 companies from the Czechia
- 6 companies from South Korea
- 3 companies from Japan
- 3 companies from India
- 1 company supplies components from the United States.
"We even have the names of these companies, they are known. We have shared all this information with all countries, our partners, and everyone, both the EU and the US. This is a new approach. We are asking for sanctions to be imposed on all these companies," the President of Ukraine emphasizes.
When asked what these companies could do if they were afraid of sanctions, Zelenskyy replies that the machines could now be stopped even remotely.
"As modern machine tools supplied by modern global companies, it is important that they work with electronics at a distance. And these companies can turn them off, and these machines will not work. And this slows down the process. That is, it is like disarming Russia without weapons, an important point. Today, the Foreign Intelligence Service showed me a list of 26 countries to which they have sent relevant information," he summarizes.
Sanctions against Russia
During Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, large-scale sanctions were imposed against Russia by other states and international organizations.
The restrictions affected various areas, including the financial system, trade, transportation, energy, and defense sectors. The goal was to weaken Russia's economic potential and complicate its ability to wage war.
In mid-June, New Zealand introduced a new package of sanctions against Russia, Belarus, Iran, and North Korea.
