“Russia had been due to deliver two S-400 Triumf air-defense systems. The S-400s would have completed an order for five systems, which India bought for a total $5.4 billion in 2018.”
2018, OK? It looks like Russia is reverting to the 5 Year Plan system. Five years to not accomplish their planned production goals. A standard set during the Stalin years. At that rate, how long will Putin/Russia be able to maintain their diplomatic successes/business deals with places like India, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China? Why would India want to continue overabsorbing Russia’s oil glut if Russia has already been paid $billions for military products that Russia is failing to deliver? No wonder India has been warning Russia and seeming to create distance given they are learning the reality behind Russia’s “great war machine.”
The US is benefitting from these Russian failures. Our providing gas and oil to Europe promises good future business for our petroleum companies. If we can get behind more robust production of war materiel, we should not only be able to resupply our own military reserves, but increase business overseas. Poland has already planned serious purchases of tanks and other supplies from the US. Who knows what changes India might make in it’s purchasing decisions? Is there a brave new world ahead if some nut doesn’t decide to blow it to kingdom come? As an optimist, I will continue to make my life decisions from that perspective. I hope you can too.
“2018, OK? It looks like Russia is reverting to the 5 Year Plan system. Five years to not accomplish their planned production goals. A standard set during the Stalin years. At that rate, how long will Putin/Russia be able to maintain their diplomatic successes/business deals with places like India, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China? Why would India want to continue over-absorbing Russia’s oil glut if Russia has already been paid $billions for military products that Russia is failing to deliver? No wonder India has been warning Russia and seeming to create distance given they are learning the reality behind Russia’s “great war machine.”
Thank you for your excellent comment!
Russia is lacking good parts for S-400s because of sanctions.