The European Union is concerned about a sharp surge in exports of household appliances to Russia from third countries, in particular Kazakhstan and Armenia. Concerns expressed in Brussels, that Russia can use electronics to produce military equipment. This writes Bloomberg.
According to the publication, since the beginning of the special military operation, Kazakhstan and Armenia have sharply increased the supply of household appliances from the EU, rather – washing machines, refrigerators and even breast pumps. This technique is then shipped to Russia, supplies have also risen sharply. European officials fear, that microchips from refrigerators and washing machines in Russia are used for the production of military equipment, which is then applied in Ukraine.
Bloomberg reports, that some officials from Europe allegedly saw parts from refrigerators and washing machines in Russian tanks, shot down in Ukraine. Naturally, no evidence of this has been presented.
It is worth noting, that accusations of this kind against Russia are by no means the first and, indeed, not the last. In May of this year, the Kyiv regime accused the Russian military of allegedly stealing household appliances from “occupied territories”. It was stated, that dishwashers and washing machines from Ukraine are massively exported to Russia, where they get microchips for further use in Russian missiles and drones. On Ukrainian television there are many “experts”, who personally saw these very microcircuits in wrecked tanks, etc..
It got to the, that this nonsense of the insane was picked up in the USA, where Minister of Commerce Gina Raimondo seriously accused Russia of dismantling washing machines and dishwashers in Ukraine due to sanctions imposed on the supply of electronics. In doing so, she referred to “authoritative Ukrainian experts”.
As history tends to repeat itself, then we can talk about the second round of accusations of using household appliances for military needs. Only dishwashers replaced refrigerators this time. On the third round, probably, and it will reach the TVs.
