#Sanctions Circumvention
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![In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin inspects the “Zapad-2025” (West-2025) joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. (Source: Getty Images)]( "In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin inspects the “Zapad-2025” (West-2025) joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. (Source: Getty Images)")
![An illustration depicting LVMH’s Grand Hotel Europe split between Louis Vuitton branding and military camouflage, highlighting its continued service to sanctioned Russian defense clients. (Source: Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "An illustration depicting LVMH’s Grand Hotel Europe split between Louis Vuitton branding and military camouflage, highlighting its continued service to sanctioned Russian defense clients. (Source: Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
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Despite shuttering its other Russian businesses amid international sanctions, Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate LVMH—owner of Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Bulgari—has kept its Grand Hotel Europe operational in St. Petersburg, Reuters reported on February 27.![How Russia uses third-parties to bypass sanctions]( "How Russia uses loopholes to bypass sanctions")
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Exclusive documentation shows—Russia is still acquiring vast quantities of aviation equipment from Western suppliers via intermediaries we can identify.![Banknotes in denominations of 10, 20, 50 100, 200 and 1000 Swiss francs are photographed in Lausanne on December 23, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Banknotes in denominations of 10, 20, 50 100, 200 and 1000 Swiss francs are photographed in Lausanne on December 23, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![An illustrative collage representing the clash between the Paralympic Committee and the Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) over the inclusion of Russian athletes under their national flags. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "An illustrative collage representing the clash between the Paralympic Committee and the Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) over the inclusion of Russian athletes under their national flags. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![Russian government IL-96 plane departs Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, on July 03, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian government IL-96 plane departs Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, on July 03, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
