EU Deepens Trade with India as Western Parts Still Reach Russian Weapons
The European Union is drafting its largest-ever corporate blacklist over the war, while simultaneously expanding trade with India, a country through which Western components continue to reach Russian weaponry.
Brussels is preparing its most extensive corporate blacklist yet in response to the war, yet at the same time, the European Union is broadening trade ties with India—the very country through which Western parts keep finding their way into Russian weapons.
According to the source, the EU's actions highlight a contradiction: on one hand, the bloc is tightening sanctions against Russia, but on the other, it is deepening economic relations with a nation that serves as a transit route for Western components used in Moscow's military hardware.
The exact companies to be included in the new blacklist have not been specified, but the move underscores EU efforts to curb the leakage of Western technology to Russia. However, the simultaneous expansion of trade with India suggests that economic interests sometimes conflict with security policy goals.
This development unfolds against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine. Western countries have long sought to prevent militarily significant products—such as microchips and other components—from reaching Russia. India, which has not joined Western sanctions against Russia, has increased imports of Russian oil, and the issue of Western parts flowing through India has been a concern for some time.
