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2024-01-10 19:03:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1F863B3F86C04AFF48FA96677545FD0C611CB727369237D78AD4646476DDE43C
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Russia relies, and has relied, heavily on imported technology, in particular high-tech components manufactured in the West and China. That they continue find ways of acquiring these components in spite of sanctions, belies the statement that they are self-sufficient. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/business/economy/us-russia-chips-sanctions.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-tech-chips-exports-china-f28b60ca https://ecipe.org/blog/russia-import-dependency-problem/
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