MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will allow no one to limit its legitimate arms exports, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday in a veiled warning to the United States over sanctions imposed on Russia's biggest arms seller.
Under Putin, Russian arms firms have aggressively pushed sales abroad as the Kremlin seeks to reassert its role as a global power in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
"Russia has always adhered, does adhere and will adhere to all international obligations in the sphere of military cooperation, including the current regime of export control," Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
"Any attempts to bind us with other limits based on unilateral or political evaluations cannot and will not be accepted by us.".
Russia's drive to boost arms exports have raised tensions with the United States because the former Cold War foes -- and the world's two biggest arms exporters -- are often in direct competition for major contracts.
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