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Russia may refuse to return hundreds of airliners rented from foreign firms.
俄罗斯可能会拒绝归还从外国公司租用的数百架飞机。
And that could spark new chaos for an industry already battered by years of lockdowns and soaring oil prices.
这可能会给这个已经受到多年封锁和油价飙升打击的行业带来新的混乱。
Russia's airlines have over 500 jets leased from foreign companies worth billions of dollars.
俄罗斯的航空公司从外国公司租赁了500多架喷气式飞机，价值数十亿美元。
But western sanctions mean the leasing firms have been given until March 28th to sever ties with the country's carriers
但西方的制裁意味着租赁公司被要求在3月28日之前切断与俄罗斯航空公司的联系，
that has led to a game of cat and mouse around the world as lessors attempt to repossess the planes.
因为出租国试图收回飞机，这在世界范围内引发了一场“猫捉老鼠”的游戏。
They're having limited success with just a handful seized.
他们收效甚微，只收回了几个。
Now, a draft law published Thursday shows Moscow intends to bar its airlines from returning planes.
现在，周四公布的一项法律草案显示，莫斯科打算禁止本国航空公司返还飞机。
If leases are cancelled, it will also order them to pay for the leases in rubles.
如果租约被取消，政府还将命令他们以卢布支付租约。
Industry experts say it all guarantees years of expensive legal disputes.
业内专家表示，这一切可能会导致持续数年的昂贵的法律纠纷。
One told Reuters it would mean a decade of lawsuits.
其中一人对路透社表示，这将意味着十年的诉讼。
Aircraft lessers may hope to get insurance payouts if their planes aren't returned, but that too appears uncertain with the aviation insurance market seen struggling to make the multi-billion dollar payouts that would be involved.
飞机租赁公司可能希望在飞机不归还的情况下获得保险赔付，但这似乎也不确定，因为航空保险市场可能难以做出涉及数十亿美元的赔付。
