60 years ago, i worked for gleasons in rochester ny...we made the machines that made gears...and i believe russia was a primary client.
Dunno about that anymore. They cannot manufacture an native auto and even when it was the Soviet Union much of it was crap.
With the republics gone, now that production is decreased.
The Ukraine would be flattened if it wasn’t for US military hardware.
This is a third world conflict.