According to Finnish broadcaster Ale, many companies based in Finland are exporting high-tech products to Russian buyers with known ties to Moscow’s defense industry and intelligence services. report on Monday, citing customs data.
At least 20 companies run by “Russian nationals” either export goods directly to Russia or act as intermediaries between foreign sellers and Russian buyers, Eel said.
Nine of the company’s Russia-based customers have ties to Russia’s defense industry and intelligence agencies, including the Federal Security Service (FSB), the report said.
Eale’s report does not say how many companies the journalists analyzed.
According to customs data, the Finland-based company exported products such as sensors, diesel engines, fuel pumps and transmission equipment.
As Yle points out, similar products It has become found The items were among the Russian equipment and weapons destroyed on the battlefield in Ukraine, but the media said it was unclear whether the Russian military had used products exported by the Finland-based company.
The report does not mention any Finnish-based companies by name because “these companies do not have significant economic weight and their owners have not been convicted of any crime,” Iil said. .
However, two letters of appreciation issued by the FSB’s border guards in annexed Crimea mention the name of at least one Russian client.
The FSB Border Guards credits Diesel Force, a shipbuilding and ship repair company based in St. Petersburg, for its work. ukraine sanctions“Timely performance of national contracts for the delivery of goods under EU sanctions”.
In addition to customs data obtained by unidentified foreign commercial operators, Ale said the report was based on police investigative files, court documents and commercial databases.
Finnish companies that agreed to speak with the broadcaster denied knowing that their customers maintained relationships with Russia’s defense industry or intelligence services.