Japan and the European Union have tightened their respective sanctions on Russia, tightening bans on the country’s aviation industry and operations.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a communique on June 21, 2024, that its new measures target two aircraft manufacturers, Ilyushin Design Bureau and Tupolev Design Bureau. Both are subsidiaries of UAC United Aircraft Corporation – itself a unit of state-owned industrial holding Rostec – active in both military and civilian aircraft…

Source: ch aviation
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