The Russia/Ukraine war, now two years old, is the largest armed conflict on European soil since World War II and the most serious conflict between Russia and the West since the depths of the Cold War.
Russia has taken the lead in arms production over the West and intends to keep the production growth rate high, a top Russian government official said Monday.
The Russia/Ukraine war, now two years old, is the largest armed conflict on European soil since World War II and the most serious conflict between Russia and the West since the depths of the Cold War.
Ukraine and its Western backers are ramping up arms production in a bid to push back Russian troops who invaded Ukrainian territory twenty-two months ago at the end of February 2022. Moscow, which is also ramping up arms production, says the war, which she considers to have started in 2014, the West is responsible.
“I don’t like to brag, but I can say that we started to win and increase the pace of production earlier than Western countries,” Denis Madurov, the deputy head of the Russian government that oversees arms production, told the RIA news agency.
“One more question is how long this race will last,” continued Mr. Madurov, clarifying that in 2024 an armament program for the period 2025-2034 is expected to be approved.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Minister of Defense of his government, Sergei Saigu, assure that the production of artillery elements and ammunition, tanks and armored personnel carriers or combat vehicles and drones is increasing rapidly.
Former leaders and analysts in the West see a new cold war between Russia and China on the one hand and the US and its allies on the other, although Russia’s economy, which is estimated to be 2 trillion. dollars, would struggle to compete with that of the West as a whole in the long run.
According to data from the IMF, the nominal GDP of the USA this year amounts to about 27 trillion. dollars, while that of China is 17.7 trillion. dollars.
“We need to replenish reserves and maintain the given rate of production,” noted the deputy head of the Russian government.
“I will not speak on behalf of Western countries,” he said.
Mr. Madurov noted that Russian state contracts in the field of military equipment in 2023 doubled compared to 2022 and that the production of “certain” weapons systems increased tenfold.
Source :Skai
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