By Arslan Khan
Author Profile: Arslan Khan is an aerospace engineering student and an analyst/observer of Pakistani defence issues.
As the war in Ukraine continues to play out, both Russia and Ukraine – who were major defence exporters – will likely have to cut back on their exports to rebuild their industries and attrition losses.
Aside from this, another major issue is sanctions on the Russian state. These now add an extra area of complexity for Russian arms exports as their industries can no longer access Western componentry for their weapons and systems.
According to a claim by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russians are already feeling the effect of the sanctions, being unable to replace tanks lost in the war due to access to Western components being restricted. However, this is a claim Quwa has been unable to verify.
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