Russia-Ukraine War: More than a year has passed since the Russia-Ukraine war started. Russia could not get the success it expected in this war. On the contrary, it has suffered so much that it is considering withdrawing its weapons from India and Myanmar. This claim has been made in the report of the website NikkeiAsia.com. India and Russia have strong military and political relations. If this claim in the report is true, it can deeply impact Russia’s relationship with India.
According to the report, Russia will seek these weapons back from the same countries with which it has long-standing military relations. The US, European countries and Japan have banned the export of goods with potential military use to Russia since the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
According to NikkeiAsia.com, this claim has been made based on an analysis of clearance data. According to the website, American research firm ImportGenius has received custom clearance data about the consignments that reached Russia. Apart from this, he also studied the export-import data received from India and other sources. In this, he noticed the import of weapon parts in Russia. These weapons include tanks and missiles.
India-Russia Relations May Have A Deep Impact
After the data of India’s EXIM trade from American research company ImportGenius, Russia’s records of imported weapons such as tanks and missiles were examined, according to this, UralVagonZavod, a company that manufactures tanks for the Russian Army, imported military products from the Myanmar Army on December 9, 2022, with $24 million.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Russia is the world’s third-largest arms exporter, with India its largest customer. In the last decade, 35% of Russia’s foreign arms shipments have been exported to India.
A Russian Company Bought Some Parts From India
According to the report, NPK KBM of Russia, the Machine-Building Design Bureau, also bought some parts from India. This company is associated with the production of missiles. It bought six parts for $ 150,000 for surface-to-air missiles from the Indian Ministry of Defense in August and November 2022 for night-vision.
All these components ensure the missiles can hit targets at night and in low light. KBM manufactured these parts. The company exported similar parts to India in February 2013. According to the report, neither the KBM nor the Indian ministry responded to the comment. UralVagonZavod, a tank maker for Russia, reportedly imported military products from the Myanmar military for $24 million on December 9, 2022. These products were registered as manufactured by UralVagonZavod.
G-7 Leaders Appeal To Other Countries
At the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the Group of Seven leaders asked other countries to end military support for Russia last month. “But it is difficult to get cooperation from countries that rely on Russian-made weapons,” said Nobumasa Akiyama, a professor of arms control at Tokyo’s Hitotsubashi University.
