An-188 may not be positioned As a Ukrainian design, because it is a continuation of the Russian-Ukrainian An-70, said the head of Rosoboronexport delegation at the air show in Le Bourget Sergey Kornev.
"From the perspective of law, Russia has invested enough money and claims to be about 50% of intellectual property (in the project of An-70)... This is a serious contradiction. By and large, they have no right to do that, "said Kornev, quoted by RIA" Novosti ". An-70 military - transport aircraft, developed by Ukrainian company "Antonov" together With Russia. As stated, due to the current political situation, the Russian defense Ministry, which planned purchase of aircraft An-70, expelled them from the state armament programme.
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