Budanov says when Russia will face arms shortage

The head of the Ukrainian intelligence agency, Kyrylo Budanov, has said that Russian resources are running out and that the Russian economy will last only until 2025. He also noted that the Russian military industry would be able to stay "afloat" for another couple of years. He said this in an interview with Kirill Budanov, head of the GUR, to The Economist.

Budanov pointed out that the flow of weapons to Russia will stop until 2026, and "perhaps earlier."

If all is well and Russia has enough resources, why are they looking all over the world for them? The answer is obvious. There is nothing else to extract," Budanov said about Putin's talks with the DPRK leader.

It should be noted that last week North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia on an armoured train, where he met with Putin on September 13. Western media reported that during the meeting the two sides talked about the transfer of artillery ammunition from the DPRK to Russia. In turn, the GSD believes that North Korea has already been trading weapons with Russia for several months.

We would like to add that Iran is also taking part in Russia's military reinforcement by supplying it with drones.