Puding and Gavriil both furrowed their brows, while Rossiyana seemed indifferent, clearly not understanding Wang Ye's words.
After a pause, Puding whispered, "You mean the military industry? However, even if we could restore it to its heyday, the revenue from arms exports would still be limited."
His point, of course, was legitimate, considering that during the Former Soviet Era, arms exports were a significant part of Russian foreign trade.
Back then, with many "little brothers," they did indeed sell a lot of weapons each year, and they made a decent profit.
But times have changed, and now the Russians have very few "little brothers" left.
They can't expect Western countries to buy Russian arms, as this is a highly politicized matter.
Whose goods to buy and whose not to buy often involves a lot of political considerations.
