Madhi19 Reddit new post madhi19 on TIL that in 1976, a Soviet pilot defected to Japan in his advanced MiG-25 fighter, which Russia demanded be returned. Japan complied, but only after allowing American engineers to examine the aircraft. Japan then shipped it back piece by piece, and billed Russia $40,000 in transport and labor costs.

You send the invoice somewhere, probably the local embassy. As for making them pay you likely impound possession of that country like a merchant vessel or something.

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