UK bans video game controller exports to Russia used to pilot drones

UK bans video game controller exports to Russia used to pilot drones

The Foreign Office says Russia was "buying harmless goods and turning them into tools of war".

UK restricts export of video game controllers to Russia amid use to pilot drones

Some 150 new trade sanctions against Russia have been introduced by the UK, aimed at choking off the Kremlin’s war effort.

UK bans export of video game controllers to Russia used to operate drones

"Today’s measures will also cut Russia's war machine off from innovative British tech, world-leading software, and close loopholes exploited by (President Vladimir) Putin's cronies," the U.K. Foreign Ministry said.

UK bans console controllers being shipped for Putin's forces to pilot drones

The Foreign Office has announced new measures to block the Kremlin from accessing British tech as it continues to batter Ukraine.