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Arms trading is one of the ways Russia builds its power. According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the largest buyer of Russian weapons.
SIPRI uses Trend Indicator Values (SIPRI TIV) to calculate global arms trade. This unit combines calculations of weapon production costs, weapon power, and annual weapon price depreciation.
Instead of calculating the trade value, this unit represents the strength of military resource transfers between countries.
India purchased 969 million SIPRI TIV worth of weapons from Russia in 2020. This represents 30.3% of Russia's total arms exports.
China ranks second with 600 million SIPRI TIV or 18.7% of Russia's total exports. Egypt is the third largest importer with 437 million SIPRI TIV or 13.5% of Russia's total exports.
Both China and India only issued statements regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday (February 24th). Quoting *Nikkei Asia*, these two 'clients' of Russian weapons stated they are taking a neutral position.
(Read Also: Officially at War, How Many Troops Do Russia and Ukraine Have?)
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