US SLAPS FRESH SANCTIONS ON CHINA FOR BUYING RUSSIAN JETS MISSILES

US slaps fresh sanctions on China for buying Russian jets, missiles

The US government slapped punitive sanctions on a key unit of the Chinese military for its purchase of Russian Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missiles.

Washington said the purchases by the Equipment Development Department of the Ministry of Defense violated US sanctions on Russia.