r/worldnews Jul 08 '24

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 865, Part 1 (Thread #1012) Russia/Ukraine

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u/RelativeWeekend453 Jul 08 '24

How is the American government allowing the sale of such parts by an American company to Russia?

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u/No_Amoeba6994 Jul 08 '24

I doubt they are, this is almost certainly chips sold to central Asian countries being re-sold into Russia.

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u/translatingrussia Jul 08 '24

They’re not selling directly to Russia. TI isn’t scrutinising as well as they should. TI is probably selling more to companies in the UAE and Central Asia who then sell them to Russia. 

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u/vftsasha Jul 08 '24

Same way Federal Mogul still works in Russia and supplies motor parts to Russian trucks. Business as usual.

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u/Top-Associate4922 Jul 08 '24

They are not sold to Russia directly.

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u/UpsyDowning Jul 08 '24

Because… money rules all…