The Maldives has emerged as a transit hub for hundreds of millions of dollars in Western goods bound for sanctioned Russian buyers, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

The Maldives has emerged as a transit hub for hundreds of millions of dollars in Western goods bound for sanctioned Russian buyers, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. Goods including microchips, aerospace parts, optical equipment and other dual-use components are flown into Malé, where local logistics firms alter shipping documents and transfer the cargo directly onto Aeroflot flights to Moscow without formally entering the Maldives. Russian imports from the Maldives surged fro