The relevant orders were signed on July 27 and published on Russia's official legal information portal. The documents pertain to military-technical cooperation agreements signed with Kazakhstan on December 24, 2013, and with Uzbekistan on November 29, 2016. This was reported by The Insider.
According to the publication, the current agreements are not limited to the sale of Russian weapons but also regulate the mutual supply of products of military significance. These include weapons and military equipment, military-technical information, technologies, results of intellectual activity, design and technological documentation, as well as related services.
The agreements also cover areas such as repair and modernization of weapons, joint research activities, establishing joint production, and training specialists.
With both countries, the delivery of military products is carried out on the basis of contracts concluded between authorized organizations. Import and export of products are carried out based on lists approved by the authorized state bodies of the parties. Therefore, these agreements allow the supply of weapons, components, and related services not only from Russia to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan but also in the reverse direction.
The Insider notes that Russia is preparing to revise these agreements amid international sanctions imposed after the start of the large-scale war against Ukraine.
The European Union has banned the export to Russia of weapons, military products, and dual-use goods, including electronic and optical components, engines, and spare parts for drones. The United States has also imposed restrictions on the supply and re-export of technologies, software, and equipment that could aid the Russian military industry.
Furthermore, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Japan have compiled a list of 50 categories of goods considered critical for the Russian military industry. This list includes microcircuits, radio navigation equipment, capacitors, optical instruments, bearings, spare parts for aircraft, and numerically controlled machine tools. Western states have expressed concern that these products could be supplied to Russia through countries not subject to sanctions.
