Russia asks UN aviation agency ICAO to ease
22/9/2025 16:38
Russia is urging the U.N. civil aviation agency to ease sanctions on spare parts and overflights, dismissing its response to the war in Ukraine as "unlawful coercive measures.".
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western sanctions have cut off access to foreign-made aircraft and spare parts, leaving Russian airlines to source parts for more than 700 mostly Airbus and Boeing jets on complex, indirect import routes.
Russian authorities are now trying to negotiate relief from sanctions, particularly on spare parts, which they say are critical for flight safety.
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