Russian Arms Companies Are Facing New U.S. Sanctions

DW: Kalashnikov stays tight-lipped ahead of new US sanctions

New American sanctions are set to hit the Russian weapons industry. But during a press tour to the home of the famous AK-47 rifle, questions about sanctions were met with defiance – and silence.

Traditional Urdmurt plaid dresses, a log cabin in the snow, and lots of potatoes. It's not what I had expected of the Russian Foreign Ministry's press tour of the Kalashnikov factory. The tour to the industrial city of Izhevsk, the capital of the Urdmurt Republic in the Western Urals, promised a rare glimpse of the company known for its AK-47.

But first, the handful of foreign journalists on the tour was treated to an unexpected lesson about Urdmurt culture — including a performance by former Russian Eurovision contestants Buratovskyie Babushki. They sang renditions of famous pop songs in Urdmurt, the local language of the republic.

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WNU Editor: New U.S. sanctions are going to specifically target those countries and companies that want to purchase Russian arms. There is no sugar-coating on what will be the impact from these sanctions .... it will be severe, and deals like this one .... Russia to supply Turkey with four S-400 missile batteries for $2.5 billion: Kommersant (Reuters), will be even more difficult to arrange in the future.