How Central Asian Companies Help Russia Bust Western Sanctions

RFE/RL correspondents investigate how companies in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are trading with Russia in dual-use electronic components that can be used for civilian or military purposes.

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[antlerman]

Disgusting, they should be sanctioned and jailed to the same extent as the Russians. Complacency is disgusting.

[jaxdragon]

I think we should play hardball with these companies & shut them down until they see the error of their ways !!

[phillee]

If the companies can't be trusted, don't sell to them.
There is no "neutral" between civilisation and barbarism.
🇺🇦Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦🇬🇧

[mike]

…it’s some great reporting by Radio Free Europe to uncover the Plots…even the fact that they are uncovered will lead to the countless being afraid of Sanctions…💙💛💙

[stacey_rh]

Thank you for exposing this. This needs to be brought to light.

[ettoreatalan]

The time of nice requests to the Central Asian states is coming to an end. Secondary sanctions against the Central Asian states are inevitable if the requests from the EU and the USA continue to be ignored.

[McGiver]

SECONDARY SANCTIONS TO THOSE COMPANIES!... NOW!

[PeetHobby]

The Russians are paying much more for the same items as before, even on the grey market.

[avitop]

The Russian tsar Petr First spoke: "When Europe begins to make faces and turn round to Russia by ass - signifies Russia on verne of the way. For greatness of the Russia this not terribly. Terribly will Europe, when Russia to turn the back to her. Here is then they will get to know its true insignificance in contrast with Majesty of the Russia".

[karimehbeauchair]

What about Turkey?... and many others?

[michaelkimber]

Disgraceful. And all the while Kazakhstan is voicing their displeasure with Russia 🙄. Sanction the companies involved.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💪🇺🇦💪🇬🇧

[trickyd]

just put back doors and tracking into these products

[MikeOxlong-]

This tiptoeing around must stop. The west must be extremely hard on every single country and entity who conducts business of this sort. At the first sign of even a possibility of this occurring these countries should be immediately cutoff from those resources in their entirety. Enough already!

[jasonhare]

Blockade runners used to be people in funky hats and ships ... This isn't near as cool 🤣

[Nubbe]

Meaning less to say "companies" just tell us all who these companies are that is helping Russia so companies can stop selling to them

[RatTerminator]

Nato allies Turkey and Hungary r 2 !!
Boot them out of Nato
and admit sweden!!🤨🇺🇲

[QwadLuzr]

Time to bring them some freedom yeee haw!!! akakakakakakakakakakakakakak!

[tmemvuu]

Good!! may god bless russia and Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan!! 🇷🇺 🇰🇿 🇰🇬 ❤️