Yea that too, OIL supplied the cash crunched Russian defense and space sectors much needed respite. As of now things have changed. Thanks to $435 billion dollar cash kitty as of 2007, Russians have tested new ICBMs as well as latest missile defense systems which are second to none in this world. Russia is massively upgrading its awsome military power. Days of 1990s cash crunch is over. Check latest about Russia in google news. Russian defense budget is second only to the US now. Superpower is back. Russia is also preparing next generation submarines, warplanes, as well as missile systems.
