A look at Russia's scramble to access semiconductors, transformers, and other high-tech parts for weapons, many of which are sanctioned, for the Ukraine war
It's the microchips that look set to get Vladimir Putin in the end. Six months into its invasion of Ukraine …
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@zoyashef
Zoya Sheftalovich
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What's the significance of this story? Put simply, the items on the list must not be allowed to get into Russian hands. We know Russia is in trouble when it comes to supplies of things like the 88E1322-AO-BAM2I000 gigabit ethernet transceiver made by Marvell ...
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@jonlemire
Jonathan Lemire
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“It's the microchips that look set to get Vladimir Putin in the end. Six months into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is being throttled by a severe technology deficit inflicted by sanctions” https://www.politico.eu/...
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@nytimes
@nytimes
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Investigators who examined electronics in Russia's new cruise missiles and attack helicopters were surprised to find decades-old technology reused from earlier models — undercutting Moscow's narrative of a rebuilt military that rivals Western adversaries. https://www.nytimes.com/…
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@carlquintanilla
Carl Quintanilla
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A detailed read on how Putin is scrambling for weapons technology .. “as his arsenal goes up in smoke.” (via @politico) #ukraine https://www.politico.eu/...
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@juliadavisnews
Julia Davis
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The Kremlin has drawn up shopping lists of semiconductors, transformers, connectors, casings, transistors, insulators and other components, most made by companies in the U.S., Europe and Taiwan, which Russia needs to fuel its war effort. https://www.politico.eu/...
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@gloefflmann
@gloefflmann
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I'm not an economist, but if you're scrambling for microchips, because you used up the Western components guiding your PGMs and need to go to North Korea of all places for artillery shells and rockets, things are not exactly going swimmingly. https://twitter.com/...
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@ilvestoomas
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
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“In extreme cases, Russians appear to be clawing chips out of household appliances like fridges.” How about Wasington machines? But seriously, Finns report a good deal of hi-tech smuggling to Russia by... you got it... those with *Tourist Visas* https://www.politico.eu/...
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@zoyashef
Zoya Sheftalovich
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Big story on POLITICO this morning on Putin's microchip shopping list. I was able to see a list of the spare parts Russia is hunting to replenish its arsenal, expended in its war on Ukraine. The list shows Western firms control this chokepoint tech. https://www.politico.eu/...
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@ulrichspeck
Ulrich Speck
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“that the outcome of the war is likely to hinge on whether Russia finds a way to regain access to high-tech chips” https://twitter.com/...