INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
raw and manufactured materials as well as financing in order to hinder its war machine, the State Department said.Among the scores of firms
on the new State and United States Treasury blacklists are Russian banks, energy industry companies, shipping firms, defense and technology
procurement businesses and manufacturers, and Russian private military companies.In addition, seven state-controlled research institutes
dealing with advanced technologies were placed on the blacklist.The Treasury also singled out several companies in Kyrgyzstan which it
Kyrgyz company founded last year, RM Design and Development, has been a "prolific shipper" of electronics like semiconductors and integrated
circuits to Russian buyers that supply defense manufacturers, according to the Treasury.Earlier on Thursday Kyrgyzstan denied helping its
ally Moscow circumvent sanctions imposed over the Ukraine invasion, but did admit to "the "possible involvement of private companies" and
export capabilities, curtail its use of the international financial system, and crack down on those complicit in sanctions evasion and
circumvention," said Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement.United States sanctions generally aim to make it harder for
