Photo: Lucie Suchánková Hochmanová, Czech Radio
A Czech-based, Russian-owned company is under investigation on suspicion of violating EU sanctions by exporting heavy machinery to Russia, news outlet Deník N reported on Thursday. The case is being described as potentially the country’s biggest sanctions breach since Russia invaded Ukraine.
“The sanctions are working. We see that production in many industrial areas in Russia is falling and it is impacting the war effort significantly.”
That was the message from Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský when he spoke to Radio Prague International in January.
Since then the European Union has introduced yet more sanctions, with the latest package last month the 11th to date.
Now, however, the news outlet Deník N reports that a Czech-registered company named Kovosvit MAS is suspected of having exported heavy machinery to Russia – via Turkey – in breach of EU sanctions.
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Author: Ian Willoughby