text:  at a time when Russia is pursuing ever closer ties with India's main rival, China. Charles Baines, NPR News, Moscow. Federal prosecutors say aircraft maker Boeing is going to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge. This is in connection with two fatal Boeing jet crashes that killed 346 people. The deal was announced late last night. Boeing will pay a fine of more than $240 million. That's on top of a nearly half a billion dollars it must pay for compliance issues.