US Blacklists Chinese, Russian Entities Over Moscow Military Aid

Washington had announced new sanctions on entities accused of helping Russia make military drones.

A member of a Ukrainian volunteer unit and a computer science student "Valdemar", 19, poses in a gun position used by the unit to counter threats during air-raid sirens in a suburb of Kyiv on Feb. 28, 2023. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. authorities have imposed sanctions on 28 entities from countries such as China and Russia, accusing some among them of helping Russia to make military drones.

The new trade blacklist released on Sept. 25 includes 11 Chinese firms, along with five from Russia and others based in Pakistan, Finland, Oman, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates.