Despite sanctions, Western companies supplying products to Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey

DANA HORDIICHUK —  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022, 16:03

Despite sanctions imposed on the Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey in 2014, Western companies have continued to supply them with products.

This was said by businessman and former Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Dmitro Dubilet, who together with the team has been involved in monitoring business sanctions against Russia since the beginning of the full-scale war. 

He said that before the start of the full-scale war, 116 companies were spotted in the tenders of the Almaz-Antey concern.

"Almaz-Antey is a key Russian military company that manufactures "Buk" anti-aircraft missile systems, S300, S400, S500 [missile systems] and other weapons. It has been under sanctions since 2014, but many Western companies have continued to supply it with their products until recently," Dubilet wrote.

He emphasised that "it is important for the West to understand that some sanctions are not working." Dubilet published a full list with details of purchases here.

The list includes companies from Switzerland, the United States, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Britain, Japan, Israel and Taiwan. It includes such well-known brands as Peugeot, Canon, Toyota, Samsung, Asus, Hewlett-Packard and Nvidia.

Read also: A broken embargo. How Russia circumvents sanctions on weapons imports