Despite sanctions against Russia, the nuclear giant Rosatom is thriving. Putin uses the Russian company to obtain material for the Ukraine war.

Many countries rely on uranium exports from Rosatom from Russia - including the USA. The company continued to expand during the Ukraine War. The USA under President Joe Biden must take tougher action against the loopholes of Western sanctions. This article is available for the first time in German - it was first published by Foreign Policy magazine on April 9, 2024. It is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish and English. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential. support in the UK, call 08457 909090 or click here.