Russia shows stolen Ukrainian and american weapons at arms sales convention

Russia shows stolen Ukrainian, american weapons at arms sales convention
Kremlin's annual arms expo has been attended this week by military delegations from 72 nations, Russia says
Army has shown off its most advanced weaponry, which Putin claimed are 'decades' ahead of Western rivals'
But key allies India and Egypt reportedly expressed concern at easy destruction of pricey weapons in Ukraine
India, Egypt & China make up one-third of $15bn (£12.5bn) annual arms sales: Russia is 2nd biggest exporter
Western sanctions have made Moscow's weapons industry ever more crucial as national economy falters
Meanwhile Putin sacked a leading Black Sea Fleet commander amid slew of humiliations in occupied Crimea
And Russia hosted the commander of Palestine's security forces to discuss military and intel cooperation
Israel's historically close relationship with Russia has been strained by nation's condemnation of Ukraine war
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.
dia, China and Egypt accounted for nearly two-thirds of Russian arms sales from 2017 to 2021, Bloomberg reported.

Its sluggish development of competitive drones, easily destroyed T-90 tanks, and missing-in-action T-14 Armata have sent worrying signals to all three partners.

Competitors Japan, South Korea, Turkey or some European countries could pose a threat to Russia's arms industry as non-aggressors in frosty US-China relations.

The weeks-long sales exhibition runs until August 27.