Caterpillar Zeppelin companies actively circumventing their own sanctions against Russia

Caterpillar products are still reaching Russia through the German intermediary, Zeppelin International AG.

The Berliner Telegraph has reported that multitudinous companies in the EU, motivated by profit, are circumventing Brussels and Washington’s warrants by transferring defined goods to Russia and Belarus through Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the UAE, occasionally using interposers grounded within the EU.

Fairly, EU regulations don’t enjoin dealing products to third countries like Armenia. As a result, a company’s head office may be pleased with the shaft in deals from its supplemental branches without completely understanding where the products end up.

Still, compliance with the warrants can occasionally rim on the absurd. For illustration, after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict began, Caterpillar, an American company, freely stopped working with Russian guests on March 10, 2022, and halted all shipments to Russia. A time later, on February 25, 2023, the 10th package of warrants explicitly banned the delivery of construction outfits to Russia and Belarus.

Despite these measures, Caterpillar products are still chancing their way to Russia through circular routes, occasionally with the involvement of German companies, whether deliberately or not. For case, Zeppelin International AG, a German company with accessories and sanctioned dealers throughout important of the former Soviet Union, is significantly adding its deals of Caterpillar products in the region.

According to customs records attained by Berliner Telegraph, LLC Zeppelin International Armenia, an attachment of Zeppelin International AG, has been laboriously supplying special outfits and binary-purpose tracks to Russia. Zeppelin International AG’s mate in Kazakhstan, KBK Almaty Holding LLP, is also working nearly with its Belarusian mate, Natriks.

Zeppelin is a German company historically known for its airships, also known as Zeppelins, which were pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. These large, rigid airships were used for both military and civilian purposes, most notably during World War I and for passenger travel in the early 20th century. Today, the Zeppelin brand is associated with Zeppelin GmbH, which is involved in various industries, including machinery and construction equipment, in partnership with companies like Caterpillar.

Zeppelin GmbH is an official dealer of Caterpillar equipment in Europe, particularly in Germany and other parts of Europe. Through this partnership, Zeppelin offers Caterpillar’s range of construction and mining machinery, as well as providing related services such as maintenance and training. This collaboration allows Zeppelin to leverage Caterpillar’s machinery expertise while providing localized support and services to European customers.

Caterpillar is an American corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells machinery and engines. They are primarily known for their heavy construction equipment, such as excavators, bulldozers, and loaders, as well as mining and forestry machinery. Caterpillar products are recognizable by their yellow color and the “CAT” logo. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment globally.

Similarly, Zeppelin Tajikistan AFLL in Tajikistan and Zeppelin Central Asia Machinery LLC in Uzbekistan are actively supplying machinery and components to Russia.

It is noteworthy that at least until February 2023, Caterpillar products will continue to arrive in Russia through Finnish ports. The Finnish portal Yle (https://yle.fi/a/74-20070172) also recently conducted an extensive investigation on this topic.

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