Russia to spend almost half of its budget on new arms race

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Weapons of the future on display in Moscow

The military equipment exhibition at Moscow’s Expocenter was attended by nearly 70,000 people. Over 400 Russian and foreign companies from 23 countries took part in the event, displaying cutting edge weapons and military equipment.