The unprecedented Western sanctions campaign against Moscow is biting. Russia's economy did not shrink to the degree expected last year, but the Kremlin's budget deficit is ballooning as its fossil fuel export profits dwindle. More than 1,000 foreign companies have fled Russia, and export controls are making it more and more difficult for indigenous manufacturers to get advanced components needed for high-tech goods and weapons.
A destroyed Russian tank is photographed in the town of Sviatohirsk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 1, 2023. Russian casualties and equipment losses in Ukraine are putting defense producers under pressure.Moscow is casting around for suppliers as its forces struggle to make ground in Ukraine.
Putin and his top allies have tried to present Russia as a technologically-advanced power capable of competing with its rivals in North America and Europe, but the actual goods it produces—and its inability or unwillingness to field its supposedly most advanced weapons, like the T-14 Armata tank and"The biggest states are looking for more advanced weapons, and cooperation and technology transfer," Wezeman said."They're not so very confident of Russian technology.
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 bomber lands at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016. Multiple nations have refused the opportunity to procure the Russian aircraft over the past year.Indeed, SIPRI's data paint a sobering picture of Russia's declining allure among its most important customers, with arms exports decreasing to eight of its 10 biggest recipients between 2013–2017 and 2018–2022.
SIPRI found that European NATO states increased their arms imports by 65 percent over the five years in question, seeking"to strengthen their arsenals in response to a perceived heightened threat from Russia."
What Russia makes best are targets.
No, it no longer has to export arms. It's now piling because it's engaged.Thus diplomacy those guys are playing all their cards close to their chest contrary to America & its allies wc says the opposite of what they do.
This is blessing for a civilized country.Arms exports are bloody business
Like the US banks collapsing.
What Russia is doing to Ukraine is pure evil
UkraineInvasion. putin is burning through the russian weapon reserves. With all the HORRORS happening in Ukraine, putin weakened russia. JoeBiden WhiteHouse. SRuhle ChrisLHayes. Lawrence NicolleDWallace MSNBC. StephenAtHome ColbertLateShow.
Oh boy, you propagandist 🤡’s
Wonderful news!!! Highly delayed. No country on this planet has caused more chaos and wars than Russia. Everything thats happened in the middle and Africa is because of, Russia. They are the world's biggest and most disgusting warmachine and shame on chinese for siding with them
one third drop = collapsing? Where is your credibility?.. With thes multipolar world on the horizon, the US should start worrying a little more of it's own issues.
THEY HAVENT EXPORTED ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN STOCKPILING & USING THEIR WEAPONS & AMMO ‼️
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Without U.S. chips, Russian weapons aren't high tech anymore. RT_com
A handful of rouge leaders are sending our planet down the toilet
LOL! Nothing to do with needing the stuff themselves then?