By Katharina Buchholz for Statista Apart from financial and military support, another part of aiding Ukraine’s victory against Russia is the upholding of sanctions by its European allies. However, a report by The Brookings Institution shows that these are potentially skirted by using Central Asian loopholes, Statista reports. Exports from Germany and Italy to countries like Kyrgyzstan, for example, rose suspiciously in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion. Based on IMF data, monthly imports to the Central Asian country from Germany rose by up to 1,880% in 2024 above the 2020-21 monthly average. …