Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the current level of rearmament of Russia’s military is similar to the Soviet Union’s rearmament toward the end of World War II.
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Medvedev said some 75 percent of weapons currently used would be replaced with modern weapons before 2020.
Medvedev said the process is already well under way.
“I think [the rearmament campaign] is only comparable to what we had during [World War II] and after the war,” he said.
All branches of Russia’s military have received new weapons.
The first new-generation Su-34 bombers were deployed to the Russian Air Force on May 6.
Full article: Medvedev Says Russian Rearmament On Level With WWII (Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
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