Blocked everywhere: Biden could shut Russia out of the tech world

Insiders say the US could manipulate licensing of products to keep firms from shipping them to Putin’s country

23 February 2022 - 19:44 By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld

If Russia further invades Ukraine, the Biden administration could deprive it of a vast swath of low- and hi-tech US and foreign-made goods, from commercial electronics and computers to semiconductors and aircraft parts, people familiar with the matter said...

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