Russia is increasing imports of dual-use goods like drones or U.S.-made computer chips from China via Central Asian trade routes, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on March 4. Foreign-sourced goods and materials such as microchips fuel Russia’s war machine amid the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, allowing Moscow to construct missiles, drones, and more. Despite Western sanctions aimed at cutting off these supply lines, Russia continues to obtain sanctioned goods via third-party countries or buys them directly from friendly nations. Countries like Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan are a “growing pip…