Large-scale scheme to supply Russian defence industry uncovered in Germany

The Headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). Photo: Getty Images

Law enforcement authorities in Germany have dismantled a large-scale smuggling network that has been supplying European dual-use technology to Russia's military-industrial complex in circumvention of Western sanctions.

Source: Politico, a Brussels-based politics and policy news organisation

Details: An investigation has revealed that Global Trade, a German trading company based in the city of Lübeck, was at the centre of the smuggling scheme. The firm has been run by a 39-year-old businessman known as Nikita S. since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Large-scale scheme to supply Russian defence industry uncovered in Germany

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