Vladimir Putin says that Russia is evaluating its relations with countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa and is ready to offer its allies modern weapons. The Kremlin chief used the 2022 arms ceremony in Moscow on Monday to show his pride in the capabilities of advanced, modern weapons and declare his willingness to share these weapons with allies, like-minded countries like Russia. .
"We are ready to provide our allies with the most modern weapons, from small arms to military vehicles and heavy artillery to combat aviation and other air assets. "Almost all these weapons have been used in reality, in war operations," Putin said in his speech.
Western military analysts say the poor performance of Russian troops on the ground, including in armaments, could make its arms exports less and less attractive to potential buyers such as India. which seems to be slowly breaking away from the old weapons.
Putin's speech comes almost six months after Russia sent thousands of troops to Ukraine, where Moscow's military is suffering heavy losses, although the Kremlin does not officially recognize such losses in numbers.
During his speech at the security conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Putin also said that Western countries are trying to establish a NATO-like system in the Asia-Pacific region as well. He accused the United States of trying to expand the conflict beyond Ukraine, while calling the visit of US Congress Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan a well-planned provocation.