 Russia is left without weapons, Moscow asks other countries to return arms sold to them. Russia is trying to get back some of the weapons it exported to countries such as Pakistan, Egypt, Belarus and Brazil. The Wall Street Journal reported this with reference to sources. Three sources told the publication that last April, a delegation of Russian officials who visited Cairo asked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to return more than 100 engines from Russian helicopters that Moscow needed for its war against Ukraine. Sisi has agreed and deliveries of about 150 engines are likely to begin next month. Sources say. Those talks were part of a larger Russian push to seek help from its longtime arms customers who for decades bought Russian aircraft, missiles and air defense systems, making Moscow the world's second largest arms exporter. Throughout the year, Russia held talks with officials from Pakistan, Belarus and Brazil to try to acquire engines for the Russian attack and transport helicopters its forces lost to Ukrainian defenses early in the war. Two sources, including a former Russian intelligence officer, told the Wall Street Journal about this. The source reports that Russia is secretly trying to buy back what it sold to its customers earlier. In addition, Russia has sacrificed part of its lucrative arms export business because of the war. Particular weapons intended for India and Armenia are now being sent to the contact zone in Ukraine as the sources note. Much of Moscow's efforts to buy back Russian arms have come as the Kremlin pushed back against an offensive by Ukraine's forces in the east and south of the country. With that offensive now slowing, Russia is seeking to retake the initiative on the battlefield, although it is unclear whether the new supplies will give Moscow the resources it needs to step up its attacks. The publication added.