Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced billion dollars in investments for the armament of the war fleet of his country. “In the following decade, 8.4 trillion Roebel (around 87 billion euros) are intended for the construction of new boats and ships of the war fleet,” Putin revealed.
The conversion and upgrading of the fleet are due to new dangers and challenges, said the Kremlin Chief Russian press agencies during a meeting about the development of the war fleet in St. Petersburg.
Use “political situation in the world”
He referred to the development of drone and robot technology, digitization, but also to the political situation in the world. He did not go specifically in the war against Ukraine, in which a number of ships in the Russian Black Sea Fleet were also sunk.
Praise for upgrade tempo
Instead, he praised the previous upgrade pace of the fleet. According to his information, 49 warships of different classes have been built in Russian shipyards in the last five years, including atomic submarines that can be equipped with new Zircon Hyper-shoots missiles.
Ukraine asks allies for new patriot systems
In the meantime, Ukrainian President Wolodyymyr Senskyj called his allies to deliver further aircraft systems. Ukraine needs ten other Patriot racking systems to defend the airspace, he explains in an online message to a meeting of countries that support the country. The recent Russian attacks showed that Russia was not willing to accept or even implement realistic peace initiatives. Ukraine is under strong pressure in the east of the country and sees violent Russian air strikes.
Source: Krone
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