Russian arms manufacturers are 'scrambling to expand their production capabilities using whatever they can get,' expert says

• Russia is expanding arms production by buying secondhand tools via China to evade sanctions.
• A new report sheds light on how the Kremlin is circumventing Western restrictions.
• There's a lack of compliance in the secondhand market, the lead researcher told the FT.

Russia is rushing to expand its arms production by buying secondhand machine tools from China through covert networks to get around Western sanctions.