The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Iran testifies to the difficulties that the defense and industrial complex of the Russian Federation is experiencing with the maintenance of the “special operation” in Ukraine, said the coordinator for strategic communications in the National Security Council (SNB) of the White House John Kirby.
“Firstly, it (the trip-ed.) shows the degree of isolation of Putin and Russia. Now they are forced to seek help from Iran. Due to sanctions and export control, Russia has problems with high-precision managed shells and modern systems, tanks, even aircraft, especially with microelectronics, ”Kirby quotes CBS News.