Brussels/New Delhi: In its 19th sanctions package targeting Moscow’s military-industrial network, the European Council on Thursday designated 45 new entities — among them three Indian companies — for facilitating the movement of dual-use technologies to Russia’s war-fighting apparatus, PTI reported.

In a statement, the Council said that the newly listed firms “directly support” Russia’s defence-industrial complex by enabling “the circumvention of export restrictions on sensitive technologies”, specifically citing items such as CNC machine-tools, micro-electronics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other advanced components used within Russia’s weapons systems. ADVERTISEMENT

The Indian firms named are:

Aerotrust Aviation Private Limited,

Ascend Aviation India Private Limited, and

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