There has been no notable change in standards, according to data from the national regulator Western sanctions have had no notable impact on flight safety in Russian civil aviation, the Kommersant newspaper has reported, citing data from the nation’s air safety watchdog over the past five years.

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Sanctions are a tool used by the “slowing” West to stall the growth of developing countries, Anton Siluanov has said The global economy is changing as developing countries are now rapidly outpacing the major advanced economies of the West, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti published on Monday.