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The official export of vehicles from the UK to Russia reportedly dropped to zero under 2022 sanctions. But according to Ed Conway of Sky News, this coincided with an unprecedented increase in exports to Russia’s neighbours.
Wrong, because now look at what happened to exports of UK cars to countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
At precisely the same moment as sanctions were imposed on Russia, exports of these cars to Russian neighbours suddenly ROSE. pic.twitter.com/mDKrbLDmZQ— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) September 24, 2024
Conway travelled to Georgia himself and watched men move cars across the border in a complex process, with each driver pretending to personally own the car in order to avoid detection in customs data. He also witnessed transport trucks filled with brand new Range Rovers crossing into Russia. “Where do you think they’re going — Paris?” one transport driver joked to the reporter. These countries have also seen a sudden surge in purchases of dual-use goods such as radar and drone equipment. All above board…
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