Haas Automation, the parent company of the Haas F1 Team, has released a statement calling allegations the company violated sanctions by supplying machines and parts to Russia as “simply false”.
On Tuesday a report from PBS emerged claiming that Haas F1’s parent company, Haas Automation, was accused of supplying the Russians arms industry with sophisticated machine tools in violation of U.S. sanctions.
PBS NewsHour claimed that RATEP, a weapons manufacturer in Russia, was ‘one of several sanctioned enterprises in the Russian arms industry that have been supplied with precision machining tools manufactured here at Haas’ facility in Oxnard, California, in what may represent a breach of American sanctions.’
The company has denied this, calling PBS NewsHour’s claims “simply false”.
The American company put out a statement, also published on their F1 team’s website, that read: “That story is simply false, both in its overall impression and in many of its particular statements.
“Key Points:
* Haas is and has always been in full compliance with U.S. Government export control
* No machines have shipped from the Haas factory to Russia since March 3, 2022
* The 18 machines referenced in the story left the Haas factory prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Haas voluntarily chose to terminate its relationship with the Russian distributor, which has never been required by any U.S. sanctions
* Haas completely supports Ukraine and its people in their defense against Russia
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