Putin suddenly claimed that Russia is supposedly among the top 5 arms exporters, fulfills all its obligations, and has a weapons order book worth tens of billions. He says other countries study Russia’s war experience — and to boost sales, they should offer “services” too. (via War Translated)
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Think about that for a minute.
Russia thinks it can cower NATO, but it exports fewer weapon systems than France does alone.
Let alone the entirety of all NATO countries together.
Russia must have the world believe it is mighty and strong.
And Germany is currently increasing its defense spending and weapon systems production and is now permanently basing some troops in Lithuania.
Russia is in an arms race that it cannot currently keep up with, not while it is bleeding out in Ukraine.
Text actually applies to #UA.