Moscow [Russia], March 11: The US increased arms exports by 17% in the period 2019-2023, compared to the period 2014-2018, while Russia's arms exports decreased by more than 50%.
The above arms export position of the US and Russia is given in a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI, Sweden) today, March 11, according to Reuters.
"The United States has increased its global role as an arms supplier, a key aspect of its foreign policy, exporting arms to more countries than ever before," SIPRI said. commented in a statement.
Meanwhile, Russia's arms exports in the period 2019-2023 decreased by 53% compared to the period 2014-2018. The decrease has been increasing over this period, and Russian arms exports in 2023 are 52% lower than in 2022.
"The low number of major arms shipments awaiting delivery from Russia suggests that the country's arms exports are likely to remain well below levels achieved in 2014-2018, at least in the short term. limited", SIPRI commented.
The decline in Russian arms exports has pushed France past Russia to become the world's second-largest arms exporter after the United States for the first time since data collection began in 1950, according to SIPRI.
French arms exports grew by 47%, and the country accounted for 11% of total global arms exports in the period 2019-2023, according to AFP. SIPRI researcher Katarina Djokic notes that France has been particularly successful in selling its Rafale fighter jets outside Europe.
Meanwhile, weapons imports by European countries increased by 94% in the period 2019-2023 compared to the period 2014-2018. In particular, Ukraine is the world's 4th largest importer in the period 2019-2023, after at least 30 countries have provided military aid to Ukraine since February 2022, according to SIPRI.
Also according to SIPRI, the global shipping volume of major international weapons, such as aircraft, large warships, artillery, surface-to-air missiles and tanks, decreased slightly by 3.3% between 2014 and 2014. 2018 and 2019-2023.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
