Putin shows off his toys Buyers at arms convention treated to display of missiles, trucks and tanks

Putin shows off his toys Buyers at arms convention treated to display of missiles, trucks and tanks
The Russian army today showed off missiles, mortar, tanks, and trucks at its annual arms convention outside Moscow after Putin bragged that his soldiers' equipment was 'decades' ahead of Western armouries.

Kremlin chiefs have reportedly faced pushback from key buyers India and Egypt, who with China make up one-third of Russia's £12.5billion arms sales, as Putin's weaponry and tactics repeatedly fall short in Ukraine.
T-72 battle tanks, BMP K-17 armoured trucks and Tulpan self-propelled heavy mortar shells were all on show this afternoon at the Army-2022 expo in Patriot Park, Alabino, a suburb south west of Moscow.
Putin attended the convention's opening on Monday, where he promised to arm allies with 'the most modern weapons' and boasted that Russia's arsenal is 'many years, if not decades' ahead of his Western rivals.
Russian officials yesterday met with the commander of Palestine's security forces to discuss further military and intelligence cooperation.

Israel's historically close relationship with Russia, which houses up to 500,000 of the world's 15 million Jews, has strained as Jerusalem continues to condemn the war in Ukraine - and the Kremlin's unfounded allegation that leaders in Kyiv are 'Nazis'.

Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin held talks with Major General Nidal Abu Dukhan of the Palestinian National Authority on the margins of a security conference held alongside Army-2022.

Russia has sought to maintain good relations with the Palestinians, supporting their drive for statehood while stopping short of steps it believes could threaten Moscow's status as an intermediary between Palestine and Israel.