Russia is aware that frozen assets cannot be used to buy machines without suspending fire in Ukraine, but the transaction is not a condition for consent to the truce – we read. In the event of the end of armed operations, consent to sell aircraft may be part of the USA weakening the sanction regime.
The spokesman for the National Security Council Brian Hughes, asked to comment on this matter, stated that The US will not discuss any economic obligations until there is a ceasefire.
Russia has already demanded the US sanctions to abolish its flagship aerofłot. Moscow also wants to restore direct air connections between the US and Russia. The US has not yet responded to this proposal.
Boeing ended his activities in Russia in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The sale of Russia machines is discussed against the background of the customs war. On Tuesday, the Bloomberg agency wrote that in response to the US duties to Chinese goods, the authorities in Beijing ordered the airline to suspend the reception of subsequent Boeing aircraft.
Sanctions were heavily hit by Russian civil aviation
As emphasized by the newspaper “Moscow Times”, from the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian civil aviation has been struggling with the effects of strict sanctions. Restrictions include deliveries of spare parts and ready aircraft to Russia. What's more, Boeing and Airbus do not conduct technical support for aircraft used by Russian lines.
Therefore, Russian carriers are forced to fix Western machines on their own. To this end, they undress some planes into parts to use them in other machines. The Russian fleet in two -thirds consists of foreign aircraft that support 90 percent. passenger transport in the country.
The growing number of air incidents demonstrates problems in the industry. In 2025, at least 10 Russian aircraft had to land in emergency due to various faults. Within 11 months of 2024, 208 various air events were recorded in the country, by 25 percent. More than in 2023, experts cited by Bloomberg believe that the number of failures will increase.
