Russian President Vladimir Putin has advertised the effectiveness of Russian weaponry at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) military alliance.
“We propose launching a large-scale programme to equip the collective armed forces with modern Russian weapons and technology that have proven their effectiveness in real combat operations,” he said on Thursday at a gathering of the alliance in Kyrgyzstan, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.
Russia regularly tests new weapons systems in its war against Ukraine.
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Planning was under way for joint military training, Putin explained in Bishkek, with a focus on air capabilities and defence.
The CSTO is a military alliance dominated by Russia. It currently includes the former Soviet republics of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Armenia froze its membership of the alliance in February 2024 after tensions with Russia increased following Armenia’s defeat by Azerbaijan in the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.