Putin’s speech is “unsustainable” – Kremlin leader lies to Russians about military might

According to Vladimir Putin, Russia has a large hand in the production of military equipment. However, experts disagree and assume that there will be another information campaign.

Moscow – What about Russia’s military might? Ukraine war? According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s production capacity will be significantly increased in the near future. On the other hand, the West could not supply enough arms and ammunition to Ukraine because the fighting was so intense. This is what Putin said in an interview with Russian state television. However, the American think tank “Institute for the Study of War” (ISW) describes the Russian president’s statements as “another expected information campaign to break the Ukrainian resistance”. Also: the statements are collectively “not likely”.

US Experts: Putin Lies About Russia’s Productivity

the sea Putin Russia will build 1600 new tanks by the end of the year, three times more than Ukraine. Also, Ukrainian troops spend 5000 artillery shells per day. At the same time, the US can produce only 14000-15000 pieces in a month. The ISW said the Russian president’s statements were false.

Russia At present there is only one tank factory. At Uralvagonzavod, a Russian mechanical engineering and armaments company in Nizhny Tagil, 20 tanks can currently be produced per month. Thus, it will take more than six years to produce the targeted 1600 tanks. According to ISW experts, the Russian president’s intention was to use his statements to portray support for Ukraine as pointless.

Ukraine war: Russia ‘hopelessly inferior’ to West in military production

But the Russian president did not just lie about the production of tanks. When comparing the manufacturing capabilities of Russia and the West. ISW states that Russian military-industrial capability is “hopelessly inferior to Western military-industrial capability.” This is due to the sheer differences in the economic performance of the respective countries. For example, the GDP of the United States is ten times greater than that of Russia. Germany, France and Great Britain have significantly higher GDPs than Russia. ISW’s experts come to the conclusion that in order to continue the war, Russia must transition to a full war economy. (lb)