Posted on 08/18/2014 6:26:10 AM PDT by McGruff
Deep into a conflict that has sundered decades-old ties between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine is still selling military gear over the border to its neighbor, Ukrainian defense industry officials say.
Kiev’s pleas for an end to trade ties have run into strong resistance from workers at companies like Motor Sich, here in Ukraine’s industrial heartland, where 27,000 employees build engines tailor-made for Russian military helicopters and planes. Most senior executives here grew up as part of the same Soviet military-industrial club as their Russian peers.
“We have our own party, the party of Motor Sich,’’ company spokesman Anatoliy Malysh said.
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They will sell us the rope to hang them with. - Lenin
Business is business...
Maybe they’re putting something ‘extra’ in those engines that might help the Ukrainian cause...
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