Back to basics Russian defense industry looks again at Juba The Russian defense industry can once again prove itself in the jungles of South Sudan. In a country where the government hardly controls the area, they started talking about military cooperation with Russia. The defense ministers of the two countries signed an agreement for cooperation on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit. The first practical step has already been introduced. In the coming year, the first group of 40 South Sudanese military personnel will go to Russia for training. Although the document does not regulate the supply of equipment and weapons, it creates the basis for it. The main obstacle is the UN embargo, which prevents the supply of weapons that the army in Juba desperately needs. There were already precedents for this. Russian companies used to supply helicopters to the country, but business stalled with the introduction of sanctions. Who knows, maybe next year it will be possible to push the lifting of the embargo, and Russian weapons will go to South Sudan again. Sudan - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.

Back to basics Russian defense industry looks again at Juba The Russian defense industry can once again prove itself in the jungles of South Sudan. In a country where the government hardly controls the area, they started talking about military cooperation with Russia. The defense ministers of the two countries signed an agreement for cooperation on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit. The first practical step has already been introduced. In the coming year, the first group of 40 South Sudanese military personnel will go to Russia for training. Although the document does not regulate the supply of equipment and weapons, it creates the basis for it. The main obstacle is the UN embargo, which prevents the supply of weapons that the army in Juba desperately needs. There were already precedents for this. Russian companies used to supply helicopters to the country, but business stalled with the introduction of sanctions. Who knows, maybe next year it will be possible to push the lifting of the embargo, and Russian weapons will go to South Sudan again. Sudan - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.