The largest weapons exhibition in the Middle East has begun in Saudi Arabia, and Russian companies that are internationally isolated due to the military invasion of Ukraine also exhibited.
The exhibition, which began on the 6th in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was the first to be held with the heart of Crown Prince Muhammad, and was attended by approximately 600 companies and organizations from Japan and abroad.
In addition to Chinese companies, Russian state-owned companies that deepened their international isolation through military invasion of Ukraine also participated in the exhibition, exhibiting portable launchers and automatic rifles.
An executive of a defense-related company in Saudi Arabia said, "It is up to the country to decide what kind of relationship to build with Russia, but Russia's weapons are extremely high-performance and we would like to cooperate in the future." Was there.
Saudi Arabia has an alliance with the United States and has become an important source of weapons, but it has also built a certain relationship with Russia, such as a cooperative relationship with Russia due to the coordinated production cut of crude oil.
In the Gulf countries of the Middle East, UAE = United Arab Emirates has also shown consideration for Russia over the military invasion of Ukraine, and as Europe and the United States impose sanctions on Russia, the trend is attracting attention.