21 Jul, 2026

Russia’s Airlines Still Fly Using Western Aircraft Parts

How Russia’s airlines continue to fly planes made with Western technology 20 months after the sweeping sanctions targeted Russia’s aerospace industry-some of the most comprehensive sanctions on aviation ever enacted-the country’s airlines are still able to fly passenger jets designed by Western manufacturers. Even though the U.S. and Europe’s largest aerospace firms severed their direct […]

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Russia’s Automotive Sector in Crisis: A Deep Dive into How Plummeting Sales and Foreign Exodus Expose the Nation’s Spiraling Economic Challenges

Russia’s car industry, which used to boost the economy and attract global investors, is clearly struggling today. Slumping sales, slashed output, yet shifting markets show how weak things have become across Russia’s wider economy. Looking closer, it’s clear people aren’t buying much, sanctions still bite hard, while dependence on overseas mostly Chinese supplies grows shaky. […]

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