US Hits China With Sanctions For Buying Russian Fighter Jets And Missiles

Russian servicemen drive S-400 missile air defense systems during a military parade in Moscow in May. Photo Credit: Reuters

The United States of America has imposed sanctions on the Chinese military over its purchasing of Russian military jets and surface-to-air missiles.

It says such purchases contravene US sanctions on Moscow introduced over Russian actions in Ukraine and alleged interference in US politics.

China recently bought 10 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 missiles, BBC reports.

Beijing has not joined in the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the US and its Western allies since 2014.

It forces took part in giant Russian war games held earlier this month.

Relations between the US and Russia deteriorated rapidly after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 American presidential election and military involvement in Syria’s ongoing civil war increased tensions.





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