Published: February 13th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

China has become a hub for the smuggling of critical Western components for Russia’s armed forces, according to the Estonian foreign intelligence service. This is according to the intelligence service’s annual national security report published on Wednesday. According to the report, China also supports the production of military drones in Russia. Around 80 percent of Western components that reach Russia now come from China.