It is common for the producing company to know that the shell company is a shell company. If that was the case, using the shell company takes no blame away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How would the production company know that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Selling a large amount of weapons to a tiny neverheard company raises anyone's suspicion. Check the background of owners, notice they're connected to the Russia.

A large Finnish computer store suddenly started selling something like hundred times as many Mavic drones as before. All was bought by one company, and the company was transporting the drones in vans to the Russia. They absolutely knew where the drones were going, but sold them anyway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In this case it's about machine tools. I'm not sure they audit customers as long as they pay...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

They are people. If they want Ukraine to win, they will keep their antennas open. But some people don't care. Such as those working in the company in question.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is Turkey not supplying weapons to Ukraine? They were the first to send Bayraktars and stuff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, that doesn't mean there are no pro-russian companies in Turkey. Or that russia can't establish an intermediary to act through.