Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed interest in increasing the export of weapons abroad. He did so on Friday’s speech broadcast by state television, TASR reports according to the DPA report.
“It is necessary to actively increase the volume of export supplies,” The Kremlin boss said. The number of accumulated orders to Russian military products are tall and reaches up to tens of billions of euros, Putin said at the Military-Technical Cooperation Commission meeting. But he noted that The supply of units in the war in Ukraine remains the highest priority And that new government impulses should arise.
Putin also stressed that Russia has to maintain its position on the international weapon market and manage hard competition. Last year, Moscow fulfilled its export commitments to foreign partners, writes DPA. Russia has been fighting in Ukraine for more than three years and observers assume that it has suffered Large losses in military forces and equipment. Moscow still remains by one of the world’s largest exporters of weapons, Reminds DPA.