Two years after the Ukraine war, there is a significant increase in the flow of drones and U.S.-made computer chips to Russia from China via Central Asian trade routes, passing through Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. This trend underscores the challenges faced in curtailing supplies to Moscow amidst ongoing sanctions. Western exports to Central Asia have risen, substituting for the declines in direct exports to Russia, except for China, whose exports to Central Asia have surged alongside a significant increase in direct exports to Russia. Despite Western export controls aimed at Russia, the country is importing more than ever, largely due to the inefficacy of measures to stop transshipment through the Caucasus and Central Asia, as noted by @robin_j_brooks and Simon Johnson (@baselinescene). American technology, including sanctioned electronics like microchips, is fueling the Russian war machine, enabling Moscow to manufacture military equipment such as missiles and drones, lawmakers say. The exports of targeted goods through these routes rose to $1.3 billion in 2023, marking a 64% increase.
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Two years after the invasion of Ukraine, drones and U.S.-made computer chips are reportedly flowing from China to Russia through Central Asian trade routes, highlighting the challenge of restricting supplies to Moscow's war effort. Trade routes passing through Kazakhstan and… https://t.co/wm7oiSp4Xp
Sanctioned electronics such as microchips are increasingly flowing to Russia from China via Central Asian trade routes Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan are among the many paths into Russia for so-called dual-use goods Exports of the targeted goods rose to $1.3 billion in 2023, up 64%… https://t.co/i8StIiETIY
⚡️#Russia is increasing its import of dual-use goods, such as drones or computer chips of American origin, from #China through Central Asian trade routes, The WSJ reported. These goods are enabling #Moscow to manufacture missiles, drones, and various other military equipment. https://t.co/5ljX6022K4
⚡️ WSJ: US chips flow to Russia from China via Central Asia. Russia is increasing imports of dual-use goods like drones or U.S.-made computer chips from China via Central Asian trade routes, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on March 4. https://t.co/afutd8q429
⚡️ WSJ: US chips flow to Russia from China via Central Asian routes. https://t.co/afutd8q429
Two years after the Ukraine war, drones and U.S.-made computer chips are increasingly flowing to Russia from China through Central Asian trade routes, showing the difficulty of strangling supplies to Moscow. @hwclarence @lizalinwsj https://t.co/ZcVJbVZEGz https://t.co/ZcVJbVZEGz
Drones and U.S.-made computer chips are increasingly flowing to Russia from China through Central Asian trade routes https://t.co/oRB126wNJs https://t.co/oRB126wNJs
American tech fueling Russian war machine, lawmakers say https://t.co/Cf8uNy3JIk https://t.co/H4O58tXKpG
The rise in western exports to Central Asia substitutes for sometimes big falls in direct exports to Russia. For China, this isn't true. Exports to Central Asia are up lots and complement a huge rise in direct exports to Russia. China isn't a neutral party. It's helping Russia... https://t.co/m6mmAcv86l
Despite Western export controls, Russia is importing more than ever, largely because Western governments have done little to stop transshipment from the Caucasus and Central Asia, write @robin_j_brooks and Simon Johnson (@baselinescene). https://t.co/ZRQe9dkhTW