[HIGHLIGHTS] Putin before major NATO maneuvers near Russia: “Our weapons are better”

Putin before major NATO maneuvers near Russia: “Our weapons are better”. Putin spoke about Russian and NATO weapons at a meeting with Russian defense industry workers in Tula.

Putin said that the invasion of Ukraine began to protect Russian-speaking people in Ukraine. He also used it to thwart threats to Russian security from the USA and NATO. Since the beginning of Ukraine, 510,000 positions have been created in the defense industry. There are also repeated reports of defects in Russian weapons - as recently as the end of January there were reports of poor quality of Russia's hypersonic missiles.