[Mobile China News]According to foreign media reports, the United States is now turning to Russia after many years of restrictions on China, but the reasons are very different. It is reported that since many raw materials for domestic semiconductor production in the United States come from Russia and Ukraine, including elements such as neon gas and palladium, 35% of the palladium in the supply of palladium comes from Russia. More than 90% of palladium comes from Ukraine. The US is urging relevant companies to find alternative sources of purchases as soon as possible to reduce imports from relevant countries.
The U.S. government informs chip companies to reduce imports to Russia (picture source from the Internet)
Peter Harrell, a member of the White House National Security Council, and his staff have been in contact with people related to U.S. chip companies in recent days, but they have refused to disclose relevant details, only saying that the U.S. government is ready for Russia to “invade” Ukraine. “Part of that is working with companies to ensure they are prepared for a supply chain disruption should Russia take action to disrupt supply chains,” the senior official said. “We understand that other sources of these critical products are available and are ready to work with us. (U.S.) companies to help them secure and diversify supply.”
It can be seen that the United States is very concerned about the tense relations between Russia and Ukraine, and has the attitude of adding fuel to the fire. The U.S. government has also threatened to impose sweeping export controls on Russia if Russia “invades” Ukraine. Some U.S. politicians have also taken the lead in drafting sanctions against Russia, and the proposed sanctions include Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But the Russian side has always said that the so-called “invasion” is “baseless” and stressed that the United States and other Western countries have been creating tensions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also expressed strong dissatisfaction with this. It is very unwise to spread rumors about the relationship between Russia and Ukraine. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said in January that considering that Russia will inevitably respond appropriately to U.S. sanctions, proposing new U.S. sanctions against Russia can be tantamount to proposing to sever ties.Return to Sohu, see more
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