Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow values its ties with countries in Latin American, Asia and Africa and that it is ready to offer modern weapons to its allies.

"(We) are ready to offer our allies the most modern types of weapons, from small arms to armored vehicles and artillery to combat aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles," Putin said at the opening ceremony of the "Army-2022" forum near Moscow.

The Russian military is "clearly fulfilling all tasks, step by step liberating the land of the Donbas," he said on the "special military operation" in Ukraine. 

(With input from Reuters)