When the European Union announced the 19th sanctions package on October 23 of this year, the appearance of Uzbek entrepreneur Rustam Muminov on the list caused a great stir. According to foreign sources, the very fact that he is seen as a person who can support Russia's military-industrial potential requires serious attention.
Muminov is mentioned as a 60-year-old businessman with citizenship of Uzbekistan, Russia, and Great Britain. According to the information, he is noted as a person who had real influence on the activities of the Fergana Chemical Plant in Fergana. It is said that this enterprise supplied a very important raw material - cotton cellulose - to strategic military enterprises of Russia.
Cotton cellulose is one of the most important components in gunpowder production. Therefore, the supply of such raw materials to the military industry plays an important role in the production of large-scale weapons, artillery shells, and ammunition. According to foreign sources, "Fergana Chemical Plant" carried out direct deliveries to the Perm Gunpowder Plant and the Kazan State Gunpowder Plant.
These enterprises are key players in Russia's military-industrial complex. Therefore, cooperation with them - especially the supply of strategic raw materials - is assessed as a factor strengthening military capabilities. Sources say that in this way, Muminov indirectly contributed to the process of preparing the necessary ammunition and military materials for the Russian army.
This, in turn, places him among those who support Russia's military actions in the international arena.
According to some experts, this situation, although pink in appearance, has a significant geopolitical impact in practice. Because the supply of raw materials serving the military industry is considered not a simple trade, but an action in a strategic direction.
The European Union's sanctions decision has further increased the number of questions surrounding Muminov. It remains unclear to what extent his enterprise actually helped the Russian military network, how systematic this process was, or how it could refute these accusations.
One thing is clear: it is said that the export of cotton cellulose by the Fergana plant served to strengthen Russia's military potential, and it is for this reason that this issue has become the center of international attention.
With the emergence of new information, it is quite possible that this case will cause even greater discussions.
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