MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Russia hopes that a

U.S.-Russian joint venture involving Boeing ( BA ) in the Sverdlovsk

region can resume its operations, Russian First Deputy Prime

Minister Denis Manturov told the TASS state news agency in an

interview.

The joint venture between Russia's largest titanium maker

VSMPO-AVISMA and U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing ( BA ) halted

operations in 2022 after Boeing ( BA ) decided to suspend purchases of

titanium from Russia.

Moscow did not impose any restrictions on titanium supplies

to the U.S., Manturov noted, saying it was still possible for

U.S. companies to buy Russian titanium.