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We tried to buy US chips as a Russian company. Here's what happened

by Alisa Yurchenko and Alexander Zabolotnyi March 21, 2025 7:10 PM 1 min read
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Three years into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and after multiple rounds of sanctions, Russia is still able to build missiles and other deadly weapons that require American- and European-produced components. The Kyiv Independent's Alisa Yurchenko went undercover as a representative of a Russian defense manufacturer to try buying American chips through Russian suppliers. Our investigation reveals how China helps Russia obtain the Western weapon components through gray import schemes.

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