Supply Chains
How Europe Needs Freight Trains to Cross Russia From China
- Weapon systems rely on rare earth elements controlled by China
- EU data show Russian rail a key conduit for strategic metals
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Giving Ukraine modern tanks remains a key question facing Kyiv’s allies after a meeting of top defense officials in Germany on Friday yielded little progress. But perhaps the most exposed link in supply chains for producing such weapons runs on train tracks through the foe they’re trying to defeat.