Defense spending in Central and Western Europe rose 13 per cent in 2022 to $345 billion

Russia 's defense exports suffered a steep 21 per cent decline in 2022 to $2.82 billion .

U.S. , French , German and Italian arms sellers claim Russia ’s lost business.

The United States took the most significant share of defense exports at 11 per cent in 2022 , with France following at 5 per cent and Germany and Italy at 3 per cent .