#Sanctions Circumvention
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![Russia’s War Machine Strains Under Sanctions and Aging Soviet Stockpiles, Investigation Finds]( "Russia’s War Machine Strains Under Sanctions and Aging Soviet Stockpiles, Investigation Finds")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Following the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) has been operating in “long war” mode—pushing production higher while grappling with mounting shortages of modern components, brain drain, and reliance on increasingly outdated Soviet-era stockpiles![Indian Refineries Rush to Buy Discounted Russian Crude Oil After Sanctions Disruptions]( "Indian Refineries Rush to Buy Discounted Russian Crude Oil After Sanctions Disruptions")
![Russia Talks Self-Reliance, But 98% of Its Machine Tools Bought in 2024 Are Foreign-Made]( "Russia Talks Self-Reliance, But 98% of Its Machine Tools Bought in 2024 Are Foreign-Made")
![Belarus Buys Old African Planes, Potentially Heading to Russia for Use]( "Belarus Buys Old African Planes, Potentially Heading to Russia for Use")
![The Western-Made Electronics Powering Russia’s Deadly Glide Bombs Through Shell Companies]( "The Western-Made Electronics Powering Russia’s Deadly Glide Bombs Through Shell Companies")
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![Photo of Victoria Vyshnivska]( "Photo of Victoria Vyshnivska")
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Sanctions were meant to choke Russia’s war machine—but Western microchips are still guiding its bombs. Despite sweeping restrictions, Russia keeps finding ways to import foreign technology critical to producing one of its most lethal weapons: glide bombs (KABs).![Russia Iskander Ukraine]( "How Russia Builds Its Deadliest Iskander Missiles with Equipment from Ukraine’s Allies")
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![Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko]( "Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko")
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- War in Ukraine
As Europe ramps up rearmament and defense spending to counter Russia’s aggression, another battle is just as critical: stopping Moscow from using Western technology to build its deadliest weapons. Despite sanctions, Russia still acquires dual-use equipment from Ukraine’s allies.
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-3336ca785df0ebe3e84fa8baef71d263.jpg "How Russia Builds Its Deadliest Iskander Missiles with Equipment from Ukraine’s Allies")