Feb 02, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday claimed his country’s weapons are “clearly superior” to those from NATO members.
“If we compare modern NATO armaments, the armaments of the last period of the Soviet era, in some respects are inferior, but not always,” Putin said, according to Russian state media outlet TASS. “And if you take our newest armaments, they are clearly superior to everything. This is an obvious fact.”
The Russian leader’s comments were made during a meeting with arms industry workers in Tula, Russia, where he also once again attempted to justify his war with Ukraine. Putin claimed that he ordered the invasion to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine as well as to thwart what he claimed were threats made by the United States and NATO on Russia’s security.
Speaking about Russia’s defense industry, Putin said it “demonstrates a very good both pace and quality of work,” and the superior weapons it produces includes “missile equipment, armored vehicles and everything that is used on the battlefield.”
Putin also touted what he claimed were some positive effects the war in Ukraine has had on Russia’s economy, namely the creation of more than half a million new defense industry jobs.
“In the last 1 1/2 years alone, 520,000 new jobs have been created in defense,” Putin said.
Newsweek reached out to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via email on Friday night for further comment.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) noted Moscow has increased arms production to meet the accelerated pace of its offensives in recent months, providing somewhat of a financial boost to an economy that’s otherwise been hit hard by Western sanctions.
In September, the Russian finance ministry’s draft budget for 2024 showed defense expenditures soared by 68 percent compared to 2023. The budget also included a new allocation of $111 billion for national defense.
The already high tensions between Russia and NATO have seemingly escalated in recent weeks after the alliance’s announcement last month of its largest military exercise in more than 35 years. Dubbed “Steadfast Defender 2024,” the drills launched on January 22 and will ultimately include participation of around 90,000 military personnel from 31 NATO allies and Sweden.
NATO officials have said the exercise will test the allies’ ability to quickly deploy forces and test new defense plans. Military analysts have speculated Steadfast Defender is meant to prepare alliance members for the potential of a future Russian invasion on NATO territory.
When asked about the exercise this week, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia considers NATO a “threat” that it is “constantly taking appropriate measures to deal with.”
https://www.newsweek.com/russias-weapons-are-clearly-superior-natos-says-putin-1866567
If the little one means superior in letting tank turrets reach low Earth orbit, he’s right. Otherwise, he’s lying through his teeth, as usual.
Exactly!
“In the last 1 1/2 years alone, 520,000 new jobs have been created in defense,” Putin said.
Meanwhile, muscovy is falling apart at the seams, because there is nobody to maintain infrastructure, they are all making weapons. So no new jobs are created, they have just been shuffled around.
Not only that. They are producing things that are not useful for the economy. Everything they make will be sent to Ukraine to be turned into smoldering messes.
Their automobile industry is on the rise. The orc propagandists state they don’t need the German crap like BMW and Mercedes anymore, they have produced the ultimate auto experience. 😂
From zero to 10mph in two hours. 🤣
Two tow hooks just in case it breaks down. I can’t wait to see the battery for it. 😂
A road train i guess. 😂
Aren’t the hooks for attaching the horse harness, for propulsion?
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What do you mean “battery” Sir foccusser?
It is a Russian electric car. 300 m long cable is coiled in the windowless van like rear end. Long range models have 500 m long cable. They thought about everything!
When the mules are willing.😁
It hurts my eyes! Maybe this thing is really a weapon!?
By making people die laughing? 😂
Based on this model, it would seem they are running out of glass…
Yeah, and designers with good eyesight.
This car will be Tesla killer. The new modern design is based on the old Russian spiritual traditions.
The front mask clearly resembles Lavrov’s face and the back bumper was modeled according to “Жопи Путинa” (not visible in this picture).
It also sets standards in the new Sport Multipurpose Vehicle class. You can clearly see the holes on the sides.
Yes, it is amphibious car. You can insert paddles into those holes and propel the vehicle forward or backward when in the water.
Those holes are also prepared to accommodate Nordic poles as secondary power-train on vast Siberian planes, where charging stations are still rare.
Last but not least is the car color. It is highly symbolical: Putin’s grip on power + car electrification will bring the country to communism again.
Production company introduced the plan to build 4 vehicles this year, but as general director Grigory Potemkin stated all depends on how many tires they manage to buy on Alibaba.
The organisation of fishes in the Black Sea does not agree with Putin.
I swear I laughed so hard I nearly puked!
Their super duper Hypersonic missiles are not at least according to the Chineses.
Their tanks blow up on que.
Their SAMs are easily spoofed or by passed.
Their surface ships are easily converted to submarines.
Other than that yeah I guess they are pretty good.
Well, maybe modern Russian weapons are really superior to Nato ones of the 80s, which have been donated to Ukraine, but the jury’s still out on that.
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Putin claimed that he ordered the invasion to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine as well as to thwart what he claimed were threats made by the United States and NATO on Russia’s security.
Someone please remind me what the midget paedo said yesterday, something about being forced into it by the demands of the ivan in the street wasn’t it?
Tomorrow the reason will change once again.
It substantiates my dictum; always assume being lied to when a ruskie says something.