The State of Russia's Defense Industry After Two Years of War and Sanctions

Please join the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program for a discussion about the state of Russia's defense industry today.

Max Bergmann will moderate a conversation with Maria Snegovaya, Samuel Bendett, and Dara Massicot from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss the findings of the recent CSIS report, "Back in Stock? The State of Russia's Defense Industry after Two Years of the War."

The conversation will cover the contents of the report, its implications for the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the future of the Western sanctions regime leveled against Russia.

This online-only event will take place on Monday, June 24, 2024, from 1:00-2:30 PM EDT.

This event is made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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[miladinperic]

How did you predict two years ago??
😂😂😂😂😂😂

[roselynjrserrano]

The economic cost of war is a primary consideration.

[zoeylivermore]

This discussion seems weirdly very one-sided?

[krazyswede]

All you need is Brian Berletic New Atlas and you'll know more than these educated idiots.

[Erik-rphi]

It is a shame the US and our allies do not see increase production of all the items we are lacking (weapons) is needed. We are setting ourselves up to fail big time.

[roselynjrserrano]

The reason why the U.S.S.R pull out of Afghanistan is economic cost.

[Slapdab]

So many details that I haven’t heard discussed anywhere else. Thanks for presenting this.

[inzhener]

Csis could not distinguish between X-101 and X-55/X-55CM missiles

[conflict_monitor]

This must have been very painful for the panelists. Thoughts and prayers.

[cliveengel]

I don't think Ukraine will be able to overcome their limitations, no matter how you spin it!

[Pierluigi_Di_Lorenzo]

2:32 The IMF is using Russian-provided statistics.

[andrewpienaar]

As for accuracy, Western munitions have been suffering much more due to the Russian ability to interfere with their guidance systems.

[johnnyhotwiel]

Interesting. T34 versus Tiger comes to mind

[imperator_danny]

Dara Massicot is fantastic. Very smart person.

[cs]

@ 16.03 Russia is using their old vehicles (BMT's, etc.). Once these vehicles are destroyed or considered unusable, will they be able to create more of these after the war? If so, will the supplies to remake them be sanctioned.

[msytdc]

Please run a low frequency cut filter on your audio before uploading, the host thudding the desk is incredibly disruptive to the listening experience.

[looinrims]

It’s rather strange that no one is mentioning that pulling from Soviet stocks at an 80-20 rate and still running an equipment deficit means that if they somehow rebuild every single vehicle they will get to a point where for every 20 vehicles they make they’ll be short 80 vehicles, or whatever reference point.

These stocks aren’t infinite, and they’re being exploited to the fullest

[zollen]

Considering the widespread adaption of scoters, golf carts and motorcycles on the frontlines, I say they are doing great.

[golmgolm]

Maria on 29:00 bends truth a little: there were two distinct campaigns of Russia bombing Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

First one in winter of 2022-2023 targeted electrical junctions, its idea was to make life of regular Ukrainians uncomfortable and this campaign was generally unsuccessful: expensive rockets striking cheap transformers that were easy to replace.

Second campaign started as a direct response to Ukrainian drones with advanced image-based geolocation that were able to fly hundreds kilometers into Russia to hit oil refineries, this ongoing bombing campain targets energy (and heat) generating capabilities directly.

[Zeitgeist_Dron]

Oh Russia has a big population and massive soviet era stockpiles and a big military industrial complex. If only we knew this 2 years ago we might have been able to come out with different analysis....ahhh wait