Revealed the scheme by which the American IT giant circumvented sanctions against Russia

The American corporation Cisco, which produces network equipment, supplied its products to the Russian law enforcement agencies and special services, bypassing the sanctions.

This is the conclusion reached by BuzzFeed journalists, who conducted their own investigation into the company's activities. At the disposal of journalists, among others, was the internal correspondence and documentation of the Russian representative office of the company.

In order to circumvent the sanctions prohibiting the delivery of dual-use products to the Russian law enforcement agencies, Cisco used different schemes. For example, contracts were drawn up to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, although the final buyer of Cisco products were Russian ministries and departments of the power unit.

At the same time, the Chamber of Commerce itself stated that they had not entered into any contracts with Cisco. According to the press secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Olga Litvinenko, her organization does not buy and sell goods, but only acquires office equipment for its own needs.

In turn, Cisco said that because of the specifics of the order registration system, a part of the equipment, the recipient of which was listed as the Chamber of Commerce, was actually intended for the RF Ministry of Industry and Trade. We are not talking about power departments as final recipients of products, Cisco stressed.

The charges in an attempt to circumvent the sanctions in Cisco are categorically rejected, writes Buzzfeed. The company "strictly follows the sanctions imposed in the United States and the European Union," said a brief comment sent to the publication by Cisco spokesman Nigel Glenney.

At the same time, the company did not challenge the authenticity of the internal correspondence referenced by BuzzFeed journalists.