While China has warned of serious consequences and may impose sanctions, the U.S. frames the sale as a necessary sustainment measure for existing aircraft rather than an escalation.
Russia’s exit on November 7, 2023, from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), with the U.S. and NATO partners suspending their participating in the treaty highlights real concerns.
U.S. companies, importers and retailers will bear the initial costs which most economists expect to filter through the supply chain as a cost-push inflation.