And that is the problem with sanctions... when you force Russia to develop its own replacement for a product you sell to them... they are likely not just going to try to reproduce what you made... they will try to make it the best new product they can make it... which means it takes a little longer for them to get it into a serial production mode, but it also means that once they are producing enough for their own needs they can start looking at recovering some of the costs needed to develop that product and produce it by selling theirs to international markets in direct competition with you.
The value of the ruble means they can probably do it cheaper too and as I said they wont directly copy something they can improve further...
The irony is that they are not trying to screw anyone... if there were no sanctions and no hostility they would probably be happy to continue to buy Ukrainian helicopter engines and naval power systems... in this case it was the Ukraine screwing itself.
The value of the ruble means they can probably do it cheaper too and as I said they wont directly copy something they can improve further...
The irony is that they are not trying to screw anyone... if there were no sanctions and no hostility they would probably be happy to continue to buy Ukrainian helicopter engines and naval power systems... in this case it was the Ukraine screwing itself.