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India has become a key node in Russia's efforts to bypass Western tech sanctions, exporting sensitive technologies to Russia, including microchips, circuits, and machine tools.
While US company executives insisted they comply with sanctions, senators remained skeptical, citing evidence of new chips in modern Russian weapons systems.
Russian weapons manufacturers have found a way to circumvent international sanctions, using outdated ASML chip-making machines to produce components for their war effort against Ukraine.
Strict export restrictions imposed by the US have significantly hampered Russia's ability to access vital microchips, forcing it to resort to using commercial chips from household devices, the US Commerce Secretary said.