Russia totally trusts China to have its combat aircraft in full condition, even if that means spending money. This is clear from the information published by the , on the latest data from the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESC).
In them, they talk about the critical dependence of the Russian Federation on tires. The report explains that wear and tear during bombing damages many of the airplane tires.
A reality that means that tires must be changed every 10 days. A situation that has forced the Kremlin to resort to imported tires from China due to lack of capacity.
Roman Steblivskyi, a policy expert at the Association for Economic Security of Ukraine, stressed that “without Chinese supplies, Russia cannot maintain sufficient military production capacity to withstand a prolonged war“.
Regarding a possible persuasion by the EU to China to stop offering aid to Russia, the expert considers that “it will be a long road.” “China has chosen to support Russia politically, and Europe must first recognize the problem before seeking a solution“, he reasoned.
Security strengthened in Finland
Although the Kremlin tries to continue becoming stronger, through other countries, in Europe, some are already working to strengthen security. One of the last has been Sweden.
The commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, Michael Carlen, indicated this Sunday that they plan to deploy military equipment in northern Finland to reinforce security on NATO’s eastern flank. A situation that occurs in the face of continuous Russian threats.
A measure that will be part of an increase in cooperation between the parties in defense matters, with deployments that They will be done according to the “needs” existing on the ground.
