Germany arrests alleged Russia drone supplier

Waldemar W is accused of providing components for Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russian forces in Ukraine . A German businessman has been detained for allegedly providing electrical components to Russia that were used to make Orlan-10 drones deployed in the war in Ukraine, in a case that highlights the problem of sanctions evasion by western technology groups. Waldemar W, a German citizen of Russian origin, was remanded in custody after federal prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant in an investigation where he is suspected of violating Germany’s law on foreign trade, said the country’s attorney-general on Tuesday. The case underscores the mounting scrutiny that western exports of high-tech goods to Russian companies have been subjected to since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Investigators are increasingly focusing on the use of third countries to get around export bans aimed at starving President Vladimir Putin’s military of the products it needs to sustain its war against Ukraine. Prosecutors said Waldemar W — German authorities never divulge the surname of suspects in criminal cases — ran two companies in the western state of Saarland that deal in electronic components.

via financial times: Germany arrests alleged Russia drone supplier

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