British manufacturers support the Russian military car in the battle against Ukraine - Sky News

Double -use products fall into Russia through other countries. Later, these details, forbidden by sanctions, are found in the launched Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of drones and rockets. Exports from the United Kingdom are strengthened by Russian troops who are fighting in Ukraine. This is stated in Sky News. It is about supplying equipment for drones, optical devices and even heavy equipment.

All this formally goes to the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia, but then finds itself in Russia. Countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan and others consider participants in "schemes". Journalists emphasize that despite the actual reduction of the flow of goods in the Russian Federation on the background of sanctions large volumes of "double use" things are still finding the way from the United Kingdom to Russia.

The country is a participant in the "shadow economy", which helps military production for the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. According to the media, exports of British goods to Russia fell by 74%. Most of what they continue to export are food, medical goods and other humanitarian goods. At the same time, exports of heavy equipment, electrical equipment and cars fell "almost zero".

At the same time, the British export to the former Soviet countries has grown "unprecedented pace". In particular, the supply of goods to Kyrgyzstan increased at "frantic speed" by more than 1100%. Among the delivered are heavy equipment and transport, the exports of which are prohibited in the Russian Federation. Economist Robin Brooks noted that Germany and Poland are also sending large volumes of equipment to Russia through other countries.

"From Western Europe and especially the EU, I would say it is going on for a while. At this point, it is widely known in Brussels, and I think there is a key question why nothing is done at the Central EU level to stop it? ” - he said. However, British officials are convinced that they, on the contrary, are constantly working on strengthening sanctions.

"Any failure to comply with these rigid sanctions is a serious offense and is punishable by major financial penalties or criminal prosecution," journalists assured. The media stressed that exports from the United Kingdom have grown not only to Kyrgyzstan. A similar situation was recorded in Armenia, which at the same time increased its export to Russia.

"Double anxiety is the fact that there are a significant number of items that are considered" double use "among goods that are sent to these countries and can be redeveloped in weapons," the publication said. It is reported that the EU has a list of 45 categories of "high priority items" - goods that were found in the remains of Russian weapons on the front in Ukraine.

The export of these things from the United Kingdom to the four countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia has grown since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation by more than 50%.

"Undoubtedly the largest category of goods sent to these four Caucasian and Central Asian countries were" parts of aircraft, helicopters or unmanned aerial vehicles " - in other words, equipment that can be used for the production of drones and other aviation equipment," the media said. These products also include data processing machines, aeronautical equipment and radio navigation.

The expert of the British Analytical Center of Rusi, Kitinga stressed that manufacturers should alarm the "big surge" of exports to Kyrgyzstan. "You must surely stop and ask yourself: why is it happening? Do I indirectly give resources to the Russian military? . Kiting explained that the "tragedy" was to use these details for Russian weapons.

When a rocket drone or winged rocket is disassembled in Ukraine, they find components from the EU, the United Kingdom and the United States, produced after February 24, 2022. "So it's fresh exports, it's not outdated exports," the expert said. Recall that Reuters revealed the details of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on a modernized Tu-160M ​​plane and the value of this event for the event.