Russia Isolated: Only 2 Countries May Be Willing To Supply It Weapons

After Iran declared it had no plans to send drones to Russia, Ukraine reportedly believes only two countries would be willing to sell weapons to the Kremlin.

According to a defense expert, only North Korea and the northeast African country of Eritrea may be willing to trade with Russia.

"India has been buying Russian weapons for years. Everything that Russia needs is there. But, not a single country that is at least slightly dependent on world politics will do this (sell weapons to Russia)," Defense Express editor-in-chief Oleg Katkov was quoted by The New Voice Of Ukraine.

Katkov added, "If Iran is not going to sell anything and announces that through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, then perhaps only North Korea and Eritrea will go for it."

Katkov added no country would want to put itself under the threat of sanctions, now that Russia is under a complete, total arms embargo.

"As soon as any country tries to deliver anything, even something that is dual-use, it will become known," explained Katkov. "And this will lead to astronomical sanctions immediately imposed on it. All over the world, no one wants to even shake hands with the Kremlin, because it’s the same as shaking hands with a terrorist."

North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un had expressed their full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, commending Russians for "achieving great successes in accomplishing the just cause of defending the dignity and security of their country, while braving all sorts of challenges and hardships."

Besides, North Korea also became one of the few nations in the world to recognize the independence of Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic, two Russian-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Following this, Ukraine had severed all relations with North Korea.

Eritrea and its president, Issaias Afewerki, leader of the sole legal political party the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice, had recently voted against a UN resolution condemning Russian aggression. It was also the only country other than Russia to vote against a UN human rights investigation in Ukraine. Syria too had officially recognized the independence and sovereignty of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.