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Russia can sell weapons to bypass US sanctions

Russia has found a way to sell weapons in circumvention of US sanctions.

The United States of America, by imposing sanctions on countries that buy weapons from Russia, at the same time shows how such restrictions can be circumvented. After analyzing the American experience, the Russian government developed a re-export-based scheme, which the United States used to sell weapons to terrorist groups in Syria. For this, the services of Bulgaria, Croatia and Saudi Arabia were used.

The Vedomosti newspaper reported that it was possible to achieve results by simplifying the procedure for selling Russian weapons. Third countries no longer have to provide Russia with an end-user certificate. This document is evidence that the weapon was purchased from Russia, and is a guarantee that it will not be resold further.

As a result of simple actions, the formal supplier, not the producing country, but the direct supplier assumes formal responsibility for the further fate of the weapon.

The explanatory memorandum of the government relating to Resolution No. 586, adopted on May 10, 2019, states that the need to adopt this document arose due to the fact that countries that conclude transactions with Russia directly fell under sanctions from the United States.

In conclusion, we can give an example when Washington threatened to impose sanctions on Egypt in case it acquires Su-35 fighters from Russia.

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