#Sanctions Circumvention

A Czech-based company led by Russian nationals has been funneling critical industrial equipment to Russia’s missile manufacturers, helping circumvent EU sanctions.

Russia has imported nearly €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in Airbus and Boeing aircraft spare parts, exposing gaps in sweeping Western sanctions aimed at grounding Moscow’s aviation sector.

A stablecoin pegged to the Russian ruble has quietly become one of Moscow’s most powerful tools for evading Western sanctions—channeling more than $9.3 billion through a Kyrgyz-based crypto exchange in just four months.

Russia is navigating one of the most turbulent chapters “in the history of humanity,” according to Sergei Chemezov, head of the state-run defense and industrial conglomerate Rostec, as the country struggles under the weight of war, sanctions, and economic isolation.

Russia has begun fielding a newly upgraded version of its Geran-2 suicide drone—based on the Iranian Shahed-136 design—featuring artificial intelligence and a range of advanced electronic components.