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New US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war (apnews.com)
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Press release from the State Department https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1731

The number of targets differs but it appears to be part of the same action.

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[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The US has shown that they're willing to weaponize their position in the West to block development of technology by key rivals like Russia, China, and India. The dependence that these powers had on Western technology is a key motivator against war... But today? If the US can unilaterally restrict access anyway, what's the motivation?

[–] Kes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The dependence they had on Western technology was a key motivator against war precisely because the US can unilaterally restrict access to their tech. Going to war means losing US tech, and Russia decided that war was worth losing US tech

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Except the US was already demonstrating their willingness to restrict access to tech. We saw that in China when the US restricted access to semiconductors and semiconductor equipment because of the domestic issue in Xinjiang.