#Sanctions Circumvention
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A Soviet debt deal gave South Korea a fleet of Russian helicopters that became indispensable for fighting wildfires. More than 30 years later, Dallas Analytics has traced efforts to keep those aircraft flying back toward sanctioned Russian aviation companies—turning a firefighting necessity into an uncomfortable national-security problem.![The Russian Geran-5 jet-powered attack drone. May 9, 2026.]( "The Russian Geran-5 jet-powered attack drone. May 9, 2026.")
![Protesters hold Ukrainian and EU flags during a demonstration under the slogan “Don’t Be Indifferent” at Szczepanski Square in Krakow, Poland, on August 9, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Protesters hold Ukrainian and EU flags during a demonstration under the slogan “Don’t Be Indifferent” at Szczepanski Square in Krakow, Poland, on August 9, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Beijing on May 20, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Beijing on May 20, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Tupolev Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refuelling tanker take part in a rehearsal of the military parade.]( "A Tupolev Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refuelling tanker take part in a rehearsal of the military parade.")
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