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Serbian firms supply Russia with sanctioned technological goods

2023-11-09 09:05:17Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Serbian firms supply Russia with sanctioned technological goods

In November of that year, seven months after Russia's full occupation of Ukraine, Kominvex changed its registered business activity to wholesale trade in electronic and telecommunication components.

Official company records show that Kominvex had only one employee in 2022.

Kominvex began exporting dual-use goods in the months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and continued until the end of August 2023, customs records show.

Exported goods include microchips, processors, data storage drives and digital cable communication systems.

The owner of Kominvex, Marko Svorkan , a Serbian citizen, refused to answer questions about his business.

Customs data analyzed by RFE/RL's Balkan Service show that Cominvex exported $143.9 million worth of goods to Russia from March 2022 to the end of July 2023, of which $54.3 million fell into the "high priority" categories. ” of equipment and electronics that the US and EU have sanctioned due to their use in Russian weaponry found in Ukraine.

The main companies that received these shipments from Kominvexi to Russia were, Bitteria and Velesstor, according to customs data from the international trade database, ImportGeniu and Sinoimex. REL contacted the two companies in question for comment about their business ties with Serbia, but did not receive a response.

Bitteria, a Moscow-based company founded in 2017, was among dozens of Russian companies and individuals the US sanctioned in September.

Kominvexi exported to Russia in 2022 goods manufactured by the American technology giant, Intel, worth at least 27 million dollars. Intel has repeatedly said it has taken measures to ensure its products do not reach Russia in violation of export controls.

Thirteen of the 15 most valuable shipments of dual-use goods sent by Kominvexi to the sanctioned Russian company, Bitteria, contained Intel products, according to customs records.

Intel told REL that it "does not support or tolerate " the use of its products "to violate human rights."

Customs data also show that Kominvexi has exported goods to Russia through Malaysia, Vietnam and China.

At least one other Serbian company has exported sanctioned disposable goods to Russia, including Bittria, according to customs records.

The company, Soha Info, is located in the town of Novi Banovki, about 30 kilometers northwest of Belgrade. Between October 2022 and July 2023, this company exported goods worth $18 million to Russia, the data show.

Among those shipments were the export of $6.3 million worth of electronics, which have been designated as "high priority" dual-use goods by the US and EU because they are being used in Russian weaponry in Ukraine. /REL


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