As the results of the investigation indicate, since November 2023, Kazakh companies have purchased devices from, among others, the German Rohde & Schwarz, the French Safran Data Systems and Mini-Circuits, whose headquarters are located in United States. The purchases included oscilloscopes, spectrum and frequency analyzers and satellite modems.
For a year, only one company – Askarlab – imported technology of value approximately two million dollars. As the data indicates, the devices were transported by air to Kazakhstanfrom where they flew further – to Russia.
War in Ukraine. Kazakhstan is Russia's silent helper
“The Insider” obtained correspondence between the management of one of the Kazakh companies, which promised to provide the sanctioned Russian company Dipol with equipment from the Spanish company Keysight Technologies.
One of the military experts told journalists that the products of this particular company (but also others) are used in… development and improvement of Russian satellites electronic intelligence.
An open secret is that since the start of Russia's full-scale war with Ukraine and the inclusion of Western sanctions on Russian companies, dual-use goods reach Russia through other countries, including Asia Centralna.
GDP of Central Asian countries (except Turkmenistan) has increased significantly in the last two years – among other things, due to the fact that the transit of Russian goods now goes through these countries.
A number of companies from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Whether Kirgistanu also has been sanctioned by the US or Great Britainand from time to time there is information about adding new companies to this list.
About possible negative consequences for Western companies boards are probably awarewho their goods ultimately reach, no reports appear.