Swiss Exports to Russia Surge in Race to Beat Sanctions
- Shipments jump more than tenfold before end of grace period
- Swiss adopted EU sanctions after Ukraine invasion in February
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Swiss exports to Russia of turbojets, air pumps and other machinery surged in the past two months as manufacturers raced to fill any orders signed before sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine render some of the sales illegal.