the team Haas and his relationship with Russia come back to the fore. An information from the American public television (PBS), in which it assured that the American company has skipped international sanctions and has continued to export equipment to this country, has forced a reaction Haas Automation, which in addition to motorsports is also dedicated to industrial machinery. The company has denied said report and has remarked that they do not send anything to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
“That story is simply false, both in its general impression and in many of its particular statements. Haas Automation complies and always has fully complied with the export control of the Government of USA. No machines have been shipped from the factory Haas Automation a Russia from March 3, 2022”, he assures Haas it’s a statement.
In its information, PBS claimed that Haas has sold 18 machines to Russia since the war broke out in Ukraine. “On March 3, 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Haas Automation terminated its relationship with its only existing independent distributor in its entirety to Russia and Belarus, Abamet Management. From that date, Haas has not sold or shipped any machine, part or software to Abamet nor anyone in Russia. This crucial fact became clear to the PBS reporter before the story aired.”
Uralkali and Mazepin
Besides, Haas recalls that it has manufactured more than 200,000 machines in its more than 30 years of operation and that, during that period, it has always “strictly adhered to all sanctions and export control regulations of USA» when sending your production to the entire planet.
Until last year, the team Haas He had very strong ties to Russia. In fact, he carried the Russian flag on his cars, albeit somewhat clandestinely due to international bans. In addition, the main sponsor of him was the Russian company Uralkali and one of its pilots was also Russian, Nikita Mazepin. Following the invasion of Ukrainethe American team terminated all those contracts, including the one of the Mazepinwho ran out of equipment at the gates of the world.
