Russia. Putin wants to sell weapons to allies. “before the competition”

A demonstration of Russian weapons erupted in Kubinka, near Moscow, on Monday. During the opening ceremony of the International Military-Technical Forum “Army 2022”, Vladimir Putin gave the speech. The Kremlin leader announced that Moscow is ready to sell advanced weapons to allies around the world, as well as cooperate with them in the development of military technology.

– Russia has established strong relations with Latin America, Asia and Africa, and is ready to supply partners and allies with the latest weapons – from small arms to armored and artillery vehicles, combat aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. Almost all of them have been used more than once in real combat operations – Putin said, citing Reuters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin He devoted much of his speech to the compliment of Russian weapons. stress it It’s years before the competition.

Many of our machines are years or even decades ahead of their foreign counterparts, and in terms of tactical and technical features they are much better than them – said the Russian president.

According to Reuters, the Russian offer may not necessarily be of interest to potential buyers. According to experts, the poor performance of local forces during the fighting in Ukraine is to blame for this situation. The country the aggressor attacked is the one that looks better militarily in the last ten days or so. The Ukrainians succeeded in using weapons provided by the United States, in particular the advanced HIMARS missile systems, which caused massive damage to the Russian-annexed Crimea.

Despite the damage to the air base there, Putin said on Monday that Russian forces and their agents are doing all their tasks.

– The Kremlin leader said that the Russians are liberating the Donbass land step by step.

The Russian president also said that Russia supports comprehensive military-technical cooperation on the widest possible scale.

– We highly appreciate the fact that our country has many like-minded allies and partners on different continents. These countries do not succumb to the so-called hegemonyThe Russian president said, that their leaders show a truly masculine character and do not bow down.