In late August, John Bolton, then US National Security Advisor, visited Kyiv in an attempt to block the sale.

In late August, John Bolton, then US National Security Advisor, visited Kyiv in an attempt to block the sale. Two weeks later, President Trump fired Bolton. Aivaras Abromavičius, director-general of the UkrOboronProm defense industry holding, later told the UBN Motor Sich will not be sold to China. Ukraine’s Anti-Monopoly Committee is reviewing the Chinese purchase.