Russia's foreign minister says the army and navy are the only allies, emphasizing the importance of defense enterprises.

【Lavrov: Russia has only two allies - the Army and the Navy】

On November 9, 2025, Moscow time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a special military acceptance plan commemorating the 25th anniversary of Rosoboronexport:

We often recall that Russia still has only two allies -- the Army and the Navy (note: this quote is from Tsar Alexander III), but of course, it is necessary to add the Aerospace Forces.

Lavrov added:

If we look at the situation in the context of geopolitics, striving for influence over world processes so that these world processes are fair, and no one is allowed to decide what all other countries should do, how they should do it, and how to do it, then Russia's allies in the work of democratizing international relations are Rosoboronexport JSC and all enterprises that supply products to the world market through our main intermediary. This is unquestionable.

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