Russia is acquiring second-hand machine tools from China to bolster its weapons production amid ongoing sanctions, according to reports from the Financial Times. These machines, which are 20-30 years old and include high-precision Japanese Tsugami models, are being purchased through intermediaries to avoid detection. Custom files have laid an evidence trail of these transactions. This effort is part of a broader strategy by Russia to circumvent Western embargoes and continue its military operations against Ukraine. The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) has identified these shady schemes. Additionally, Russia and Vietnam are increasingly conducting trade in their national currencies, bypassing the US dollar and euro. President Vladimir Putin emphasized the importance of this transition, noting that over 60% of Russia-Vietnam transactions are now in rubles and dong.
Russia-#China trade options have narrowed since the U.S. imposed sanctions last week on the only Russian bank branch in China, but Putin's Chinese visit last month has helped ensure the two countries have payment alternatives for now, three sources said. https://t.co/ZRP8VpaWfm
๐ต RUSSIA, CHINA FIND PAYMENTS WORKAROUND AS US SANCTIONS NET WIDENS, SOURCES SAY Russia-China trade options have narrowed since the U.S. imposed sanctions last week on the only Russian bank branch in China, but President Vladimir Putin's Chinese visit last month has helpedโฆ https://t.co/yfFn0ZZeC6
Russia is buying up used foreign equipment in China through intermediaries to increase weapons production for the war with Ukraine, the Financial Times writes, citing the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) think tank. The center's analysts have identified shady schemesโฆ https://t.co/VXwnEhogQE
๐ท๐บ๐ป๐ณ โRussia and Vietnam are switching to national currencies for paymentsโ - Putin Russia and Vietnam are planning to expand cooperation in nuclear, LNG and build a trade route. The trade volume is going up, not down โฆ but without the dollar. Why would the U.S. excludeโฆ https://t.co/A1yDhmGFmi
โ๏ธBraver Banking: President Putin Calls For Russia And Vietnam To Move To National Currency Payments ๐ท๐บ๐ป๐ณ Doing so would overcome numerous issues regarding payments and transactions, he said. โWe just need to appoint banks that are not afraid of sanctions from thirdโฆ https://t.co/kLoNdtjF2L
Putin called for the transition to transactions in national currencies between Russia and Vietnam. "We just need to designate banks that are not afraid of third-country sanctions," the president stated. https://t.co/BpDUQrkpS5 https://t.co/SEedcecU7I
The Russian Federation and Vietnam are switching to national currencies for payments, - Putin https://t.co/ZlseCMZX9p
Russia and Vietnam are switching to national currencies for transactions, says Putin. In Hanoi, Vladimir Putin emphasized the importance of a consistent transition to national currencies. The share of transactions in national currencies between Russia and Vietnam reached 60% inโฆ https://t.co/CUWpFGtxeE
Russia and Vietnam are switching to national currencies for payments - Putin President To Lam, in turn, said that Vietnam considers Russia as one of its foreign policy priorities.
๐ป๐ณ๐ท๐บ De-dollarization and trade! Putin's statements in Hanoi: โ Companies from the Russian Federation, as co-investors and suppliers, are ready for LNG production projects. โ Putin noted the importance of a consistent transition to national currencies! In the first quarterโฆ https://t.co/hYEQ8WXqCJ
Despite more than two years of Western sanctions, Russia is still getting its hands on prohibited goods, with the help of cunning businesses that go to great lengths to dodge the embargo. โคต๏ธ https://t.co/8O5WOS9pJT
Over 60% of Russia-Vietnam deals bypass the USD and euro โ Putin Share of ruble-dong settlements in mutual trade has been steadily rising https://t.co/og3oBOJh9A via @RT_com https://t.co/Lep87xhzjM
Over 60% of Russia-Vietnam deals bypass the USD and euro โ Putin https://t.co/oqET8i1nhz https://t.co/AfGzHA3CVd
๐ค Russia is buying old foreign equipment from China to increase weapons production to continue its war against Ukraine, - Financial Times. โ๏ธ20-30-year-old machines with numerical software control. Moscow company purchases Japanese high-precision Tsugami machines throughโฆ https://t.co/xWQczLkBhA
๐บ๐ธ Russia Scours China For Second-Hand Machine Tools Needed To Make Arms โซCovert bid to dodge sanctions โซCustom files lay evidence trail โซKremlin seeks 'whatever it can get' โซ@xtophercook @maxseddon @chloencornish & Toru Tsunashima #frontpagestoday #USA @FT ๐บ๐ธ https://t.co/mUTb8KBmqu