India is concerned that the Russian Federation is not fulfilling its obligations on the supply of weapons. Due to the war against Ukraine, Russia is not meeting the deadlines for the supply of important military supplies to India, which is the largest buyer of Russian weapons. Reported by Voice of America.

In particular, statements that, due to the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation will not be able to fulfill part of its obligations, were made at hearings in the Indian Parliament.. Indian Air Force officials say Moscow has planned 'big deliveries' this year that will not take place. At the same time, during the hearings, details on the supply of weapons were not provided..

Indian Air Force officials have said that Russia's war against Ukraine has affected Russian supplies so much that they are forced to cut projected spending on Indian Air Force modernization for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 by almost a third compared to the previous fiscal year..

In particular, the Indian Air Force forecast capital spending of 853 billion rupees ($10.38 billion) for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, but was forced to cut it to 588 billion rupees ($7.15 billion) in the national budget..

The statement of representatives of the Indian Air Force is the first official evidence of a disruption in the schedule for the supply of weapons to the Russian Federation.

The Indian Air Force depends on the supply of spare parts for the Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighters from the Russian Federation.

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The USSR, and then the post-Soviet Russian Federation, was for decades the largest supplier of weapons to India. In particular, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia accounted for $8.5 billion of the $18.

3 billion that India has spent on arms purchases since 2017..

Over the past two decades, India has been trying to reduce its dependence on arms supplies from the Russian Federation and is interested in the weapons of France, Israel and the United States. Companies in the country are also seeking to expand military cooperation with Western arms manufacturers.. It was also reported that India refused to purchase Russian Ka-226 helicopters, which have been negotiated since 2015..