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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on January 25, 2023, 08:55:20 PM
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REPORT: Putin Wants to Buy U.S. Weapons Biden Left in Afghanistan — But There's Even More
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2023/01/25/report-putin-wants-to-buy-u-s-weapons-biden-left-in-afghanistan-but-theres-even-more-n1664501
Billions of dollars worth of U.S. weapons are on the negotiating table between Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and Afghanistan’s Taliban government, according to at least one insider.
Presidentish Joe Biden’s bungled bugout from Afghanistan resulted in a windfall for the new radical Islamic government, including artillery, attack helicopters, and thousands of HUMVEES, machine guns, radios — all left behind as our orderly withdrawal degenerated into a rout.
The Department of Defense estimates the total value of the gear Biden left behind at a whopping $7.12 billion, and now Putin is reportedly offering to buy whatever he and the battered Russian Army need.
According to The Sun, a report on Telelgram (a social media platform popular with Russian milbloggers) claims:
Putin is overseeing negotiations with the Taliban to recognise the Taliban government. In return, the Russian leadership is offering a major arms and military equipment swap,” General SVR channel wrote.
“Putin reported that the Taliban possess weapons and equipment including those seized after coming to power in Afghanistan, that are scarce for the Russian Army at the front,” it further stated.
Vladimir Putin wants to buy American weapons from Afghanistan. They were left behind in the bungled withdraw.
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Putin's problems extend way beyond hardware -- but it doesn't hurt to get a few samples and steal the technology within. The Chicoms do it all the time, and the Russians aren't far behind.
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Putin's biggest problem in this endeavor is that the Afghanis aren't any more fond of RUSSIANS than they are AMERICANS.