Before the major NATO maneuver on Russia's border: Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russian weapons were “clearly superior” to those of the West.
Moscow – The major NATO exercise is still an issue in Russia. “If we compare modern NATO equipment, the equipment of the last period of the Soviet era is inferior in some respects, but not always,” said Wladimir Putin according to the Russian state agent Tass last Friday. Putin spoke about Russian and NATO weapons at a meeting with Russian defense industry workers in Tula.
Since the beginning of Ukraine war The tone between Russia and NATO has become even sharper after NATO announced the start of the major exercise Steadfest Defender. A Russian diplomat suspects a NATO plan for the military defense of the so-called Suwalki Gap on the border between Poland and Lithuania. In addition, Russia had already threatened “tragic consequences”.
Vladimir Putin before major NATO maneuvers: “Our newest weapons are clearly superior in everything”
According to Putin, some of the old weapons are inferior, in the shadow of the NATO maneuver, which could serve to deter Russia. But the Russian president said: “And if you take our newest weapons, they are clearly superior to anything. This is an obvious fact.” Since the beginning of Ukraine, 510,000 positions have been created in the defense industry. And just recently, Putin emphasized that no other country has weapons like Russia.
At the meeting, Putin again said that the invasion of Ukraine began to protect Russian-speaking people in Ukraine. He also used it to thwart threats to Russian security from the USA and NATO.
Major NATO maneuvers in Russia's front yard: Putin praises Russian defense industry
Putin also claimed, aside from the NATO exercise and the Ukraine war, that the Russian defense industry “shows a very good pace and a very good quality of work” and that the superior weapons it produces include “missile equipment, armored vehicles and everything “what is used on the battlefield”.
It was only at the end of January that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed out the danger of an escalation of the war in Ukraine with nuclear weapons. Ukrainian successes currently fall short of international expectations. But there are also repeated reports about defects in Russian weapons – as recently as the end of January there were reports about the poor quality of Russia's hypersonic missiles. (cat)
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