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Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev made a working trip to the Southern Federal District and the city of Volgograd
June 1, 2023
In recent weeks of Russia’s military leadership has wholly changed its rhetoric regarding domestic arms manufacturing and the country’s military-industrial complex. From the nervous statements and even threats made to the upper management of state-owned companies and production facilities throughout 2022 and during the first months of 2023, by June 2023, it appears that the Kremlin has become rather optimistic about the effectiveness and efficiency of its defense industry. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Dmitry Medvedev, former president and now deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, both declared that production within the military-industrial complex has increased “by many times” (Government.ru, May 31; Scrf.gov.ru, June 1). Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported these statements by offering allegedly precise numbers on this increase: manufacturing of main arms increased by 2.7 times generally, and the manufacturing of weapons and equipment with the highest demand increased by 10 times in one year. However, at the same time, the Russian president acknowledged the remaining deficits in strategically crucial arms, including tanks and long-range missiles (Kremlin.ru, June 13).
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