How Central Asia Helps Russia Circumvent Sanctions
Companies reexport sanctioned goods by dropping them off in Russia before reaching listed destination.
Goods are unloaded in Russia before reaching Central Asia, and Russian customer assumes ownership.
Goods often go through Belarus
RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
Goods originating in North America or Europe are shipped from EU countries such as Poland, Finland, or the Baltic states, with Belarus and/or Russia as the ostensible transit countries.
KYRG.
Kazakh or Kyrgyz company orders goods subject to Western export controls for Russia. Listed destination is same as origin of order.
Goods are unloaded in Russia before reaching Central Asia, and Russian customer assumes ownership.
Goods often go through Belarus
RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
Goods originating from North America or Europe are shipped from EU countries such as Poland, Finland, or the Baltic states, with Belarus and/or Russia as the ostensible transit countries.
KYRG.
Kazakh or Kyrgyz company orders goods subject to Western export controls for Russia. Listed destination is same as origin of order.
Goods often go through Belarus
RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRG.
Kazakh or Kyrgyz company orders goods subject to Western export controls for Russia. Listed destination is same as origin of order.
Goods originating from North America or Europe are shipped from EU countries such as Poland, Finland, or the Baltic states, with Belarus and/or Russia as the ostensible transit countries.
Goods are unloaded in Russia before reaching Central Asia, and Russian customer assumes ownership.