Despite the sanctions, Western companies continue to cooperate with Russia and help it build tanks. They sell machine tools and components to Russian defense companies, reveals The Insider. Italy Uralvagonzavod is Russia’s largest manufacturer of armored vehicles and equipment. The main tank that rolls off their assembly line is the T-90M Proryv. It is equipped with a Sosna-U gun sight manufactured by the Vologda Optical and Mechanical Plant (VOMZ, which is part of the Rostec holding company). With reference to public procurement data, the publication claims that the supplier of lathes for VOM…