Overview
- President Lai Ching-te invited exchanges of information and discussions with Kyiv to clamp down on illegal third-country transshipment and concealed end-use.
- Zelenskiy said in Davos that Russia relies on critical missile components sourced from China, Europe, the United States, and Taiwan.
- Taiwan has tightened export controls since 2022 and in November announced revisions to align with the Wassenaar Arrangement framework.
- Taipei’s foreign ministry says it has expanded its sanctions list six times, imposing export restrictions on about 3,300 Russian entities.
- There was no immediate public response from Ukraine, and any coordination faces hurdles due to the lack of formal ties and Kyiv’s adherence to the one-China policy.