European countries have sold arms to russia for 350 million euros, having circumvented the embargo – “The Telegraph”
These weapons are now being used by the ruscists for killing Ukrainians
The British newspaper “The Telegraph”, with a reference to the report by the European Union, writes that ten European countries have sold arms to russia worth almost 350 million euros having circumvented the embargo.
Among sellers there are France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.
Some 78% of deliveries were supplied by Paris and Berlin.
According to Brussels, this military equipment is now being used in Ukraine.
The United Kingdom, which left the EU in 2020, also supplied arms to russia, but in smaller quantities, worth about 2.4 million euros.
In particular, EU countries sold russia bombs, missiles, torpedoes, rifles, armored vehicles, as well as navigation systems for fighters, attack helicopters and tanks.
Brussels banned the sale of weapons to moscow in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea, but many European countries used the “loophole” in the law to supply russia the equipment with dual-use. They also executed contracts concluded before the year 2014.
EU countries sold arms and ammunition to russia worth 39 million euros in the year 2021.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is looking for ways to speed up arms production for Ukraine.
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