It's widely known that luxury cars stolen in the west end up shipped to the UAE, where they're resold, frequently to Russian customers.

So for example, a stolen Porsche could end up being driven by a Russian oligarch.

Porsche is not on the hook for this. The car was stolen by a third party.

If a Porsche exec instead had sex with the thief and tossed them the keys to a brand new 911, then they might be on the hook for violating sanctions.

Or the publicity about the affair put a brighter light on the thing that was already "widely known" and increased the need for a response.