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-Despite the apparent political autonomy of neighboring countries (former Soviet countries: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Moldova, etc.), russia continues to use its territorial neighbors as a transit zone to bypass the blockage of supplies of components for the military-industrial complex. The borders of sovereign territories are being re-drawn under the pressure of the diffuse space of the russian network of military contractors. Corrupt bypass routes for shadow imports become active and visible.
+Despite the [apparent](https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-64630938) political autonomy of neighboring countries (former Soviet countries: [Armenia](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/business/economy/us-russia-chips-sanctions.html?ref=en.thebell.io), Kazakhstan, [Kyrgyzstan](https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/627027,russias-accomplices-in-the-war-against-ukraine-kazakhstan-and-kyrgyzstan-the-russian-armys-reliable-rear/#), Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, [Moldova](https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-64712252), etc.), russia [continues to use](https://eurasianet.org/russias-powerful-economic-levers-over-armenia) its territorial neighbors as a [transit zone to bypass the blockage](https://en.thebell.io/russias-big-sanctions-workaround/) of supplies of components for the military-industrial complex. The borders of sovereign territories are being re-drawn under the [pressure](https://informnapalm.org/en/advanced-russian-ew-system-navodchik-2-spotted-in-donbas-for-the-first-time/) of the diffuse space of the russian network of military contractors. Corrupt bypass routes for [shadow imports](https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-russia-tech-middlemen/) become [active](https://www.asiaplustj.info/ru/news/centralasia/20231111/kirgizstan-uzbekistan-i-rossiya-sozdayut-transportnii-koridor-v-obhod-kazahstana) and visible.
 
 Shadow imports are necessary for russia to continue to replenish stocks and service the military-industrial complex.