If the sanctions are not working the way they ought to, it is because we are actively undermining them. A recently released report by Norway-based risk consultancy Corisk reveals how that is done.
Its analysis of customs data from 12 EU countries, Norway, the UK, the US and Japan shows that the cir vention of export sanctions on Russia amounted to an astonishing 8 billion euros ($8.5bn) in 2022.
Of the countries studied, Germany appears to be the largest exporter of sanctioned goods to Russia; the second largest is Lithuania. The two provide half of the Western goods Moscow should not have access to.