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Russia bypasses sanctions: Europeans help the Kremlin to create weapons - expert (video)

According to military expert Oleksandr Musienko, to solve this problem it is necessary to introduce an embargo on export to Russia of double -use technologies. Some entrepreneurs in Europe as well as Southeast Asian countries help Russia to circumvent sanctions and receive technologists for weapons production. The head of the Center for Military Legal Research Alexander Musienko told this.

According to him, two high -profile scandals recently occurred in Europe when former large enterprises were detained in France and the Netherlands. They are accused of helping to supply Russia's separate equipment used to produce weapons bypassing sanctions. In addition, Musienko drew attention to the investigation of New York Times journalists, who stated that Armenia and Turkey were helping the Russian Federation to receive products to create weapons.

According to him, the Kremlin is also assisted by the Arab Emirates, Singapore and the states of Southeast Asia. They are consciously or not, but weaken export control. Then under the guise of double -purpose technologies for peaceful use in the Russian Federation, the elements that Moscow uses to create weapons. In particular, rockets. "It is possible to solve this issue by introducing an embargo on double-use technology.

That is, a complete ban on exports to Russia through intermediaries, through third countries of any dual-use technologies. That is, for civilian use and for military," Musienko said. He noted that then it would become a serious blow to Russia, because it would only have "black schemes" and smuggling, and with their help to buy large volumes of goods from the Kremlin will not work. The expert stated that Russia is constantly in search of ways of bypassing sanctions.