Russia’s Defense Ministry says no problems over Ukrainian components

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Russia’s Defense Ministry has no problems over the need to replace Ukrainian components although Russia depends on the country’s 200 units of weaponry and military equipment, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said on Tuesday.

“By late 2015 we will almost stop being dependent on Ukrainian manufacturers and around 70 or 80% of components will be substituted for. We are not facing any difficulties here,” Borisov said.

Ukrainian components are used in 186 models, designed in the 1980s, for mainly maintenance purposes. The refusal by Ukrainian manufacturers to provide for supplies has not affected Russia’s fulfillment of the state arms procurement program in 2014, he said.