The Russian elite continues to buy and use new business jets made in the West, despite the sanctions. The Wall Street Journal wrote about this.
Intermediary companies purchase Bombardier and Gulfstream aircraft on the secondary market, register them in countries that have not joined the sanctions against Russia (among them the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kazakhstan and South Africa), and then transfer them to the Russian Federation.
For example, the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, uses a Bombardier Global 7500 worth about 75 million euros. He travels regularly to Dubai, Turkey and Southeast Asia.
Businessman Arkady Rotenberg has been using two Bombardier Globals aircraft since the end of 2022. He has repeatedly flown them to the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan.
According to the sanctions rules, companies from North America and Europe must independently verify and ensure that the aircraft they produce do not enter Russia through third parties. However, recently, the Wall Street Journal wrote, the White House has weakened its control over compliance with anti-Russian sanctions.