The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against two Chinese companies accused of directly helping Russia build long-range attack drones used in the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the first time the U.S. has imposed penalties on Chinese makers of drone engines and parts for \u201cdeveloping and producing complete weapons systems\u201d in collaboration with Russian companies, the department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. has previously accused China of providing material support to Russia\u2019s military-industrial base<\/strong> to sustain the Kremlin\u2019s war against Ukraine, and the latest round of sanctions seeks to target the \u201cdirect activity\u201d between Beijing and Moscow, according to senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the sanctions on the condition of anonymity before the measures were announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Russia\u2019s Garpiya series long-range attack drone, \u201cdesigned and produced in the People\u2019s Republic of China in collaboration with Russian defense firms, has been used to destroy critical infrastructure and has resulted in mass casualties\u201d during the war in Ukraine, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chinese Embassy in Washington called the U.S. accusations false. It said China\u2019s trade with Russia is \u201copen and aboveboard\u201d and in line with World Trade Organization rules and market principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChina always handles the export of military products in a prudent and responsible way, and strictly controls the export of dual-use articles, including drones for civilian use,\u201d said Liu Pengyu, the embassy spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n China opposes \u201cillegal and unjustifiable unilateral sanctions and so-called long-arm jurisdiction by the U.S.,\u201d he said. Pointing out Washington\u2019s ongoing military aid to Ukraine, Liu said the U.S. has been \u201cextremely hypocritical and irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The actions come as the U.S. warns of closer ties<\/strong> between Russia, China and other Western adversaries like Iran<\/strong> and North Korea. China has tried to position itself as neutral in the Ukraine conflict and has called for a peace conference<\/strong>with both sides and no expansion of the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beijing, however, has been an economic lifeline<\/strong> for an increasingly isolated Moscow. On Wednesday, the Chinese premier and Russian prime minister met on the sidelines of a regional gathering and agreed to boost cooperation<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The U.S. is imposing sanctions on Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Co., which produces drone engines for the Garpiya series, and Redlepus Vector Industry, which has worked with a Russian company already facing sanctions to facilitate the shipment of the drones to Russia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Redlepus also sends shipments of aircraft engines, parts of automatic data processing machines and electrical components to Russia, the Treasury Department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration officials said China should have known that the already-penalized Russian company, named TSK Vektor, was a \u201cproblematic actor.\u201d The U.S. imposed sanctions on TSK Vektor in December 2023 for helping Russia acquire attack drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The officials indicated that the two Chinese firms had been developing long-range attack drones with the Russians since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The administration also announced sanctions against Artyom Yamshchikov, a Russian national described as the general director and beneficial owner of TSK Vektor, and the Russian company TD Vector, which has been involved in facilitating the shipments, the officials say. 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