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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Russia still importing Michelin aviation tyres despite sanctions, records suggest

An employee working on a car tyre at the Michelin tyre company's factory in Clermont-Ferrand, France
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Michelin. Photograph: Régis Duvignau/Reuters

Russia has continued to use intermediary companies, including one apparently based in the UK, to import aviation tyres made by the French firm Michelin despite attempts to stop the trade, customs records suggest.

Despite sanctions on the sale of tyres to Russia, which is critically dependent on foreign suppliers, an analysis of records indicates that a significant number are continuing to get through.

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