Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is ready to sell advanced weapons to allies globally and cooperate in developing military technology, adding Russia’s latest arms are far superior to those of rival nations.

With the Russian forces beaten back from Ukraine’s two biggest cities and making slow headway at a heavy cost in the east, the five-month war in Ukraine has so far not proved to be a convincing showcase for Russia’s weapons industry, reports Aljazeera.

Putin said, Russia cherishes its strong ties with Latin America, Asia and Africa, “and is ready to offer partners and allies the most modern types of weapons – from small arms to armoured vehicles and artillery, combat aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.”

“Almost all of them have been used more than once in real combat operations,” he added.

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