(Adds background on UAE's relations with Russia, State Department declining to comment in paragraphs three and four)
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S., British and European Union officials are planning to jointly press the United Arab Emirates this week to halt shipments of goods to Russia that could help Moscow in its war against Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing U.S. and European officials.
Officials from Washington and European capitals were visiting the UAE from Monday as part of a collective global push to keep computer chips, electronic components and other so-called dual-use products, which have both civilian and military applications, out of Russian hands, the report said.
The UAE, a member of the OPEC+ oil alliance that includes Russia, has maintained good ties with Moscow despite Western pressure to help to isolate Russia over the invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022. It has not matched global sanctions imposed on Moscow.
The U.S. State Department declined to comment when asked about the WSJ report. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson and Nick Zieminski)
