The Central African Republic and the Russian Federation: Problems of Military-Economic Cooperation

The article analyzes the development of bilateral relations between the Central African Republic and the Russian Federation in the political, economic and military spheres. In modern conditions, the leadership of the Central African Republic considers the development of military and economic cooperation with the Russian Federation to be one of the main sources of resolving the internal conflict on the territory of the republic, as well as a necessary condition for ensuring the military security of the state, which, in a difficult time for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, extended a helping hand to the Central African people. At the same time, the colonial past of the Central African Republic in the form of France, which does not want to lose control over its resources, as well as the unprecedented political, economic and informational pressure of the collective West on the Russian Federation, create significant problems in achieving the success of bilateral cooperation, which will require a lot of effort to solve.

CAR, Russia, military economy, military-economic assistance, defense capability, arms embargo, offset transactions, socio-economic development