Despite the sanctions, Russia imported almost €450 million worth of military equipment directly from the EU in the first 9 months of last year

Bloomberg writes about this with reference to its own sources.

Although trade data shows that the EU's direct trade with Russia has fallen since the start of the full-scale invasion, exports to Turkey, the UAE, Serbia, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia have increased sharply, which may indicate that Russia is trying to fill this trade gap.

Journalists report that these countries are helping Russia to circumvent sanctions and purchase tens of millions of euros worth of goods for various purposes.

At the same time, the European Union has been trying to tighten restrictions on countries that re-export goods to Russia in recent months, including imposing sanctions on local companies.

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