According to US intelligence and military officials who spoke to Foreign Policy on condition of anonymity, Russia is now struggling to secure arms deals.
“Russian military instructors work in many African countries to promote the sale of Russian helicopters and other combat equipment, and Russia has a long history of delivering helicopters to African customers,” FP writes.
Kremlin policy is focused on providing Russia’s access to African natural resourcesMoscow also planned to establish Africa’s first naval base in Sudan, at Port Sudan on the Red Sea. A few days ago, “FP” wrote, citing US intelligence, that Sudan had rejected this proposal.
The sale of arms to Africa is “an important part of Russian foreign policy”, says Samuel Bendett, an expert at the CNA think tank in an interview with FP.
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“Moscow will try to remain a reliable arms supplier, but it must also deliver weapons to the Ukrainian front and deal with production difficulties resulting from sanctions imposed on Russia,” Bendett said.
Rand Corporation expert John Parachini points out that the difficulties in selling military equipment also threaten the continuity of production, because without important customers, Russia he is unable to fund weapons development work new generations.
