INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
and manufactured materials as well as financing in order to hinder its war machine, the State Department said.Among the scores of firms on
Treasury blacklists are Russian banks, energy industry companies, shipping firms, defense and technology procurement businesses and
manufacturers, and Russian private military companies.In addition, seven state-controlled research institutes dealing with advanced
and allies' export restrictions on technological items that Russian manufacturers want.One Kyrgyz company founded last year, RM Design and
Development, has been a "prolific shipper" of electronics like semiconductors and integrated circuits to Russian buyers that supply defense
manufacturers, according to the Treasury.Earlier on Thursday Kyrgyzstan denied helping its ally Moscow circumvent sanctions imposed over the
Ukraine invasion, but did admit to "the "possible involvement of private companies" and said it is investigating."These sanctions will
international financial system, and crack down on those complicit in sanctions evasion and circumvention," said Secretary of State Antony
Blinken in a statement.U.S
sanctions generally aim to make it harder for blacklisted persons or businesses to operate internationally by forbidding Americans or
