#US Sanctions

Despite more than a decade of sanctions, Western tech is still powering Russia’s deadliest weapons linked to deliberate strikes on Ukrainian civilians. A new investigation uncovered more than 1,100 foreign-made microchips inside Russia’s most advanced fighter jets: the Su-34 and Su-35.

While many Republicans retreated, Lindsey Graham kept pressing—pushing military aid to Ukraine and pressuring Putin. The interventionist senator has long guided US policy, bridging party divides to shape sanctions and military support, all while keeping US-Ukraine relations at the forefront.

A top Russian academic and microelectronics expert has been implicated in a major sanctions-evasion scheme that funneled US-made chips into Russia’s military supply chain, including components used in Su-34 and Su-35 fighter jets deployed in the war against Ukraine.