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Investigations

Investigations

Investigation Reveals Billion-Dollar Network Funneling Western Chips to Sanctioned Russian Entities

A year-long investigation by an international consortium of journalists has uncovered a sprawling network of shell companies and intermediaries that have enabled sanctioned Russian entities to acquire advanced Western semiconductor technology worth an estimated $2.3 billion since the imposition of…

By David Hall · Jul. 14, 2026