UK restricts export of video game controllers to Russia amid use to pilot drones
Some 150 new trade sanctions against Russia have been introduced by the UK, aimed at choking off the Kremlin’s war effort.
By contributor David Lynch, PA Political Correspondent
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Video game controllers used by Moscow to pilot drones in Ukraine are among the items which the Government has banned from being exported to Russia, the Foreign Office has announced.
Some 150 new trade sanctions introduced by the UK are aimed at choking off the Kremlin’s war effort.
Technology used in the Russian defence and energy sectors are among the items which can no longer be exported to Russia, including software used to search for and tap new oil and gas wells.
Some chemicals, metals and machinery are also facing export bans in order to limit Russia’s military capability.
