Formula 1:Haas has lately been a hot topic. some reports stated that the parent company of Haas, Haas Automation, has broken the US sanctions. The news was about the parent company still providing machinery parts to Russia. As per the US government, It would be a breach of the sanctions after the war and invasion in Ukraine. Follow Saudi Arabia GP LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
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Haas Automation where being accused by the PBS report for carrying on with the trade even after the sanctions. It was being said that a manufacturer in Russia is currently constructing anti-aircrafts weapon. It was also stated that the weapon includes equipment which are produced by Haas Automation.
On hearing such news, the formula 1 team, Haas Denied such accusations. They even stated how the relationship with Russia was brought to an end after the war called on Ukraine. They had completely terminated the sole distribution of any parts to Abamet Management or any other distributors. Haas also mentioned about how their parent company has maintained all the sanctions by the US government. They are saying that the accusations are just rumours as they have been in full compliance the export control of U.S. government.
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The PBS Story is accusing Haas automation for sending in 18 machineries to Russia. In a statement, Haas mentioned About following all the US sanctions. They cleared about the 18 machineries being shipped to Russia before the sanctions came into force. However after the sanctions no machinery where shipped to any distributor in Russia.
Haas made it very clear that after March 3, 2022, no shipments were made to any part of Russia. In fact after terminating its relationship with the sole distributor in Russia, Haas cancelled 50 existing orders that were supposed to be shipped to them. “At the time Haas terminated its relationship with Abamet, Abamet had possession, title, and control over a number of machines and spare parts it had acquired from Haas prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” continued the statement.
After such strong statements by Haas, It was clear that the previous story was poorly sourced. They missed out on basic facts and put false allegations on the parent company. “At a time when Americans are struggling to develop the most effective course of conduct in support of Ukraine, it is irresponsible in the extreme for PBS to present this poorly-sourced hit piece ” said Haas.
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There might be a possibility of Abamet Management having some possession of their machinery with them. They could have supplied Few parts to the Russian arms industry without Haas having the knowledge. But it is clear that the parent company deliberately did not ship any machinery on its own.
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