All For the Front, All for...What? : Russian Military-Industrial Production

Wartime Production Challenges and Export Markets

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“Barbershop Whispers….Russia” begins with “My Takeaways”on the main topic followed by the main topic discussion. The last two sections of “Barbershop Whispers…Russia” will be follow-ups from previous publications and emerging events.

In the previous issue, I discussed Russia’s decision to abandon its security commitments to Armenia, ultimately contributing to Azerbaijan’s successful takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh – the Republic of Artsakh.

This week’s issue begins with the Russian defense budget as a background for focusing on Russia’s struggling military-industrial complex. The war has proven to be an unexpectedly large challenge for this sector, forcing the Kremlin to balance the supply of weapons between battlefield needs and traditional …