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On 23 July, the European Union adopted its 21st package of sanctions against Russia.
It covers 218 individuals and entities, including figures featured in StateWatch investigations and analytical reports. 🧵
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LiS Design Bureau LLC and Russian Air Transport Laboratory LLC were also sanctioned.
They manufacture Gortenziya and Ovod FPV drones used by or supplied to Russian forces.
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Overall, the package expands restrictions on Russia’s financial, energy and military-industrial sectors, as well as third-country companies helping Russia circumvent sanctions.
Read more: statewatch.org.ua/en/publica…
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Passwork is a Russian-made password manager used by Brussels government institutions, French telecom giant Orange, Dresden University of Technology, and other European organizations.
Under Russian law, the company is required to provide data to Russian security services upon request. Among Passwork's Russian clients are companies from the military-industrial sector.
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After journalists sent inquiries, information about Passwork's European clients disappeared from the company's official LinkedIn page.
Read the full investigation: statewatch.org.ua/en/publica…
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Russia is reducing its reliance on imports in UAV production.
A company specialising in robotics, artificial intelligence and unmanned systems has developed a new interceptor drone, the Kinzhal.
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🇪🇺 UAV clusters have become one of the key instruments driving the development of Russia's unmanned systems industry.
Sanctions policy should focus not only on finished weapon systems but also on the companies enabling their production.
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The companies supplying components and technologies are just as important as the manufacturers of the final systems.
More details via the link: statewatch.org.ua/en/publica…
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📌 Nanotronica India Private Limited has been registered in Bengaluru as a subsidiary of Russia's Nanotronica, part of the sanctioned Element holding established with the participation of Rostec.
❗️The bigger picture: Russia is using India to expand its defence-related technology ecosystem and reduce the impact of international sanctions.
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🔗 Read our latest research on how Russia uses India to circumvent sanctions. statewatch.org.ua/en/publica…
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