Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday touted Russian-made weapons to his foreign allies, saying they had proven themselves on the battlefield, amid military intervention in Ukraine.
“We are ready to offer our allies and partners the most modern types of weapons, from infantry weapons to armored vehicles, passing through artillery, combat aviation or drones”, says Mr. Cheese fries.
“All over the world (these weapons) are appreciated by professionals for their reliability, their quality and, above all, for their high efficiency, he continued.
The Kremlin chief was speaking on the first day of a week-long international arms fair in Kubinka, in the Moscow region, where some 1,500 participants are expected.
Russia has “many allies”
Vladimir Putin assured that Russia had “many allies”, referring in particular to the “ties of trust” in Latin America, Asia and Africa. “They are states that do not give in to a supposed hegemony. Their leaders show true manly character,” he stressed.
According to him, the training of foreign soldiers in Russia also offers “great prospects.” “Thousands of military professionals are proud to regard our military schools and academies as their alma mater,” Putin said.
He also invited Russia’s allies to participate in joint military exercises with Moscow.
Second arms exporter between 2017 and 2021
Between 2017 and 2021, Russia was the second largest arms exporter, with 19% of the world market, according to the report by the Stockholm Institute (Sipri), figures that, however, have been in continuous decline in recent years, according to this source.
The fallout from Western sanctions against Russia since its offensive in Ukraine risks further penalizing its arms industry, in particular by blocking its logistical and financial circuits. Russian weapons also use foreign components now inaccessible for import.
Despite these difficulties, the director of the Russian Federal Agency for Cooperation in Armaments, Dmitry Shugaev, told the Ria-Novosti agency on Monday that Russia signed new arms export contracts worth 16,000 million dollars in 2022, with a portfolio of orders that reaches 57,000 million.
Source: BFM TV
