# Sen. Darline Graham’s Husband Linked to Russia-Arming Chinese Firm

> Sen. Darline Graham’s husband’s company ties to a U.S.-sanctioned Russian arms supplier.
- Title: Sen. Darline Graham’s Husband Linked to Russia-Arming Chinese…
- Summary: Sen. Darline Graham’s husband’s company ties to a U.S.-sanctioned Russian arms supplier. Sen. Darline Graham’s husband works at a company linked to a Chinese…
- Keywords: sen darline graham, larry nordone, cosmox outdoors, zhongzhou machinery works, poly technologies, norinco, u.s. sanctions, russia ukraine war, south carolina senate, lindsey graham, Drop Site News
- Source: Drop Site News — https://dropsitenews.com/p/darline-graham-lindsey-husband-russia-ukraine-sanctions
- Author: Ryan Grim
- Published: 2026-10-28T20:24:39.965+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sen darline graham, larry nordone, cosmox outdoors, zhongzhou machinery works, poly technologies, norinco, u.s. sanctions, russia ukraine war, south carolina senate, lindsey graham, news, politics
## Graham’s Husband’s Company Ties
Sen. Darline Graham’s husband, Larry Nordone, is a senior executive at Cosmox Outdoors’ subsidiary, Cosmox North America.
## Company Merged with Chinese Weapons Maker
Cosmox Outdoors merged in 2021 with Zhongzhou Machinery Works (ZZM), a Chinese weapons maker.
## U.S. Sanctioned Chinese Firm for Russia
The U.S. sanctioned a Chinese firm in 2024 for heavily arming Russia in its war against Ukraine.
## Chinese Companies Linked to Sanctions
Poly Technologies and Norinco, both sanctioned by the U.S., have ties to Russian arms.
## Poly Technologies Sanctioned for Ukraine
Poly Technologies was sanctioned in 2024 for providing sensitive military technologies to Russia to facilitate its invasion of Ukraine.
## Norinco’s History with Iran
Norinco, a military and aerospace conglomerate, has a history of providing arms to Iran dating back to the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.
## Graham’s Brother’s Stance on Ukraine
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died after visiting Ukraine, was the Senate’s most vocal champion of arming Ukraine against Russia.
## Graham’s Campaign Response
Graham’s campaign removed references to Norinco and Poly Technologies from websites after The Washington Post reported the ties.
## Key takeaway

Sen. Darline Graham’s husband works at a company linked to a Chinese firm sanctioned for arming Russia in Ukraine.