During a recent visit to Hong Kong, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the city's administration to take action to prevent Russia from using Hong Kong as a means to circumvent Western sanctions imposed in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The United States and European Union have sanctioned numerous companies in Hong Kong and mainland China for evading measures targeting Russia, including the supply of critical dual-use goods like semiconductors.
Kuleba emphasized the importance of these restrictive measures in weakening Russia's capacity to wage war and highlighted the need to protect Hong Kong's reputation as a liberal economy based on the rule of law. Dual-use items, which have civilian and military applications, are a focal point of the sanctions due to their significance to Russia's defense-industrial base.
