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A French subsidiary of the U.S.-based Astronics group, located in Châteauroux, France, continues to supply sophisticated avionics for Russian aircraft used by the country's top military and political leaders, despite international sanctions. This was reported by Le Parisien on April 21 following an extensive investigation.
The report said the four Indians had met recruitment agents during their visit to Dubai in 2023, where they were promised high salaries. They returned to India in November and were sent to Russia a month later, boarding a flight from Chennai on a visitor's visa.
Sanctions typically result in trade diversion to third parties, who are not directly involved in the conflict. This occurs as both the sanctioned and sanctioning countries actively seek alternative markets amidst disrupted trade channels
Despite Kyiv’s efforts to establish robust diplomatic contacts with Beijing, the Ukrainian delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos did not meet with Chinese officials attending the event, Politico reported on Jan. 17.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) units reported the discovery and destruction of a rare Russian electronic warfare complex (EWC), "Triada-2," in the Donetsk sector, the SSO announced on Jan. 8 on Facebook.