"Analysis Reveals Continued Influx of Western Tech Fuelling Russia's Military Despite Sanctions"

Despite sanctions imposed by a Western coalition in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, new analysis shows that Russia is still obtaining significant amounts of Western technology critical to its military operations, with China, Hong Kong, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates playing key roles in facilitating these imports. While there has been a decrease in Russian imports of critical components and battlefield goods compared to pre-war levels, the data suggests that some export controls are working, but more needs to be done to bolster enforcement and clamp down on remaining loopholes. The report also highlights a significant increase in Russian imports of advanced machine tools critical to its military production, and calls for greater cooperation between enforcement agencies in coalition countries to improve the robustness of the sanctions regime.