The 18 machines referenced in the story left the Haas factory prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.No machines have shipped from the Haas factory to Russia since March 3, 2022.Haas is and has always been in full compliance with U.S.That story is simply false, both in its overall impression and in many of its particular statements. export control and sanctions regulations. In a statement to Road & Track, Haas vigorously denied these allegations: On Tuesday, March 14, PBS ran a story alleging that Haas Automation has directly provided machines and parts to Russia in violation of U.S. The outlet says the cumulative value of the shipments was $2.8 million. PBS claims that customs records in its possession show 18 shipments to Russia between March and October of 2022, all directly from Haas Automation. It often publishes information related to companies and countries that are skirting sanctions on Russia. The ESCU is an independent watchdog organization "responsible for identifying and countering internal and external threats to economic security in Ukraine," according to its website. The allegation comes from the Economic Security Council of Ukraine. Cutting off its ability to import these machines is a key tenet of the Western powers' strategy to cripple the Russian war effort. Russia's limited ability to produce competitive machines is a key strategic weakness, and a chokepoint that massively limits its ability to produce high-end guided missiles, complex vehicles, airframes, and munitions. These highly complex machines are used to produce complicated parts that require precise, robotic, computer-controlled manufacturing processes. Road & Track has not independently viewed and verified the documentation referenced by the PBS report (though we have reached out to the watchdog), but the outlet cites evidence that Haas continued sending computer numerical control (CNC) machines to Russia after strict sanctions were announced by Western powers. E.T.: This story has been updated with Haas Automation and Haas F1's responses to the allegations. American manufacturing technology giant Haas Automation has been accused of violating U.S.-led sanctions on Russia, according to a Ukrainian watchdog report filed with U.S.
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