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.
Since the beginning of Ukraine, 510,000 positions have been created in the defense industry. 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. The tone between Russia and NATO has become even sharper after NATO announced the start of the major exercise Steadfest Defender.