Russia’s main military forum canceled: nothing left to demonstrate “power” with
russia’s ministry of defense has canceled the international “army-2025” forum, which was scheduled for August this year. The event, held annually since 2015, served as a showcase for russia’s defense industry. This year, however, all announcements have disappeared from official websites, and industry sources confirm the forum has been called off.
▫️ No official reason has been given, but it is obvious: there is nothing to show and no one to sell to. Sanctions, wartime economic mobilization, and front-line demands have drained all resources from the defense sector. There are no new developments, foreign contracts are collapsing, and domestic production is focused solely on the war effort.
▫️ The same fate befell one of russia’s major aviation events — the maks airshow — which was also canceled this year. While formally blamed on “security concerns,” in reality it signals the country’s growing technological decline.
russia can no longer maintain the illusion of progress. The war launched by kremlin against Ukraine is not only destroying the economy — it is devouring russia’s scientific, industrial, and human potential.
