OR Russia She has asked the US to let her buy Boeing aircraft using money from billions of dollars in committed state assets As soon as there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, according to sources cited by Bloomberg.
Although the request is not a prerequisite for the truce agreement, Russia understands that committed assets cannot be used to buy aircraft without a truce, sources said. An agreement that would allow the aircraft to be purchased could be part of a relaxation of sanctions if the battles are stopped.
“The US will not discuss any financial commitments until a ceasefire is reached,” National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said, responding to a request to comment on whether Russia is seeking to buy Boeing aircraft.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not immediately respond to a request for annotation. Boeing refused to comment. US lawmakers have estimated that there are Russian assets of about $ 5 billion in the US. Overall, US and their allies have committed about $ 280 billion in Russian central bank reserveswith more than 2/3 being committed to the European Union.
Russia has publicly asked the US to remove sanctions against the flagship of Aeroflot PJSC and to allow direct flights to be repeated between the two countries. The US has not publicly answered this proposal. Boeing closed its Russian activities, including a large mechanical center, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The prospect of a possible re -launch of Boeing sales in Russia is raised as the US airline is squeezed in other markets from the World War of Tariffs launched by President Donald Trump. China has told her airlines to stop accepting American -made aircraftBloomberg News said Tuesday (15.4.2025), and Ryanair said it could delay Boeing’s deliveries later this year if they are duty.
Aeroflot and other Russian airlines have been blocked from US and EU airspace And from the Boeing and Airbus SE market, spare parts and basic maintenance in the context of sanctions imposed in response to the war.
With a fleet largely based on foreign aircraft in a country stretching in 11 time zones, Russian airlines were initially forced to cannibals on their aircraft and find other ways to supply accessories and maintenance, possibly putting their safety.
After the start of the invasion, Russia seized 400 foreign ownership aircraft leased to its airlines. Russia’s National Welfare Fund provided 300 billion rubles ($ 3.7 billion) for the purchase of aircraft from international leasing companies to settle the owners’ requirements.
In early 2024, Russian airlines had purchased 165 Boeing and Airbus aircraftThat is, about 40% of the total Russian fleet, RBC news agency, citing its own calculations, said. While Russia has not explicitly linked the end of its war in Ukraine with the relief of US sanctions and its allies in the G7, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials have said that a peacekeeping agreement will demand the renovation of the Western.
First Deputy Prime Minister Dennis Mandurov said in February that Moscow is ready to restore cooperation with Boeing, which was an important Russian titanium buyer before the invasion of Ukraine. Negotiations on ceasefire have been swamped, as Putin demanded that all foreign weapons are stopped as a prerequisite.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of violations in a more limited agreement to suspend attacks on energy targets for 30 days, while the Kremlin has refused to implement a truce in the Black Sea unless the restrictions on one of the largest state -owned banks were lifted. In an attempt to rejuvenate the negotiations, Putin sent his envoy Kiril Dmitryev to Washington earlier this month and met with his special envoy Trump Steve Witkov for more than four hours of talks in St.