jaybird
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Varyag was an abandoned ship that belonged to the former soviet union. Ukraine had no means of completing it, nor did it have any need for such a vessel, nor did it have any sort of vital technology. For the Su-33, just because the fighter was sold, doesn't really mean anything, none of the fighter's blueprints were sold. China had to reverse engineer it, because it had no blue prints to work with.
Your comparisons don't work 1 to 1.
Perhaps, and considering Ukraine isn't selling, clearly they see some sort of benefit from not doing so. Nations make choices based on interests, not emotions.
Finally, some one who's honest with their answer.
Whether the Ukrainians were put under pressure or not, its very clear why China wants to buy it, despite certain members here pretending otherwise. The Ukrainians obviously evaluated the cost and benefit, and decided the costs of selling was too much, namely it would jeopardize its new found relationship with the US and EU, who've both helping Ukraine against Russia, as well as Ukraine's economy.
Beast actually give you the answer on first page post #12 video. All the information are from that video.
And the deal was already done and Ukrainian gov didn't object to it until later time and renegade to the deal by nationalize Motor Sich under pressure from the U.S.