Despite all the sanctions imposed against the aggressor state, Western countries still continue to supply Russia with equipment that helps it produce weapons.
This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who spoke on Friday at the Fair Play conference on expanding Russia sanctions, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Unfortunately, today, even Western countries continue to supply Russia with equipment and critical components. Our experts have already identified hundreds of types of various components found in Russian drones and in Russian missiles,” Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian leader emphasized that currently, Russian drones and missiles, Russian finances and technology companies depend on how Russia trades with the world. At the same time, the Russians resort to various schemes to circumvent sanctions and purchase equipment for their defense companies.
“Russian missiles and drones are made up of dozens of critical components that they import – import from other countries through various schemes. The Russian budget is critically dependent on oil and gas revenues. The Russian economy and Russian oligarchs cannot function properly without financial ties to global jurisdictions,” the president told the conference, adding that no less important are the personal assets of Putin’s so-called “elite” who “love money” and “life of luxury”.
“That is why our common task is clear: as long as Russia invests in this war, the entire world must remain as closed to them as possible. This is about security – ours and yours – and about basic human justice. And it is exactly what we must ensure through sanctions regimes – both ours and those of our partners,” the President added.
As Ukrinform reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated the need to create a new international platform for controlling the export of dual-use goods. The platform should help end supplies of components for arms production to Russia. According to Zelensky, in 2024, Russian defense companies received machine tools from at least 12 countries.
