Makes sense that a relatively small economy like Russia can’t afford expensive pieces of hardware like that. Especially when at war. They probably already knew it. Just announcing it now.
I mean, “at war” is the one time a small economy should be able to afford expensive equipment, since military spending becomes a priority.
Look at isreal for an example of an economic midget nonetheless building the Merkava
Makes sense that a relatively small economy like Russia can’t afford expensive pieces of hardware like that. Especially when at war. They probably already knew it. Just announcing it now.
I mean, “at war” is the one time a small economy should be able to afford expensive equipment, since military spending becomes a priority. Look at isreal for an example of an economic midget nonetheless building the Merkava