German customs seized over €40 million worth of Russian timber en route to the US, marking the largest confiscation of conflict timber since the Ukraine invasion.
This cargo, mostly birch plywood, highlights the troubling reality that timber exports account for 50% of Russian exports to the US, indirectly fueling the ongoing war.
Leading NGOs are urging the Biden and Harris m to include timber in future sanctions against Russia, targeting oligarchs profiting from this trade.
Can we allow our lumber needs to support such devastation?
€40M of Conflict Timber Seized: How the US $2B Log Trade Fuels War
by Ok_Future2621
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The UK doesn’t import it anymore… Hopefully the companies that try have very heavy fines…at least.