“NATO and EU Sound Alarm Over Risk of Ukraine Weapons Smuggling”
July 14th, 2022“The US very seriously takes our responsibility to protect American origin defence technologies and prevent their diversion or illicit proliferation.”
*snort*
Here’s how that went in Afghanistan:
REPORTER: "So there's no US actions being taken to prevent equipment from falling into the hands of the Taliban by destroying it or anything else?"
MAJOR GENERAL HANK TAYLOR: "I don't have the answer to that question." pic.twitter.com/m0wGN1fcFR
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 16, 2021
— CT POLICE LIVE (@CTPOLICELIVE) August 16, 2021
NEW ? Taliban with weapons taking a helicopter ride reportedly over Herat, Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/oZM8k17WkM
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 16, 2021
Via: Financial Times:
Nato and EU states are pushing for better tracking of weapons supplied to Ukraine in response to fears that criminal groups are smuggling them out of the country and on to Europe’s black market.
Since Russia launched its war against Ukraine, western states have pledged more than $10bn in military support, from portable rocket launchers and armoured vehicles to rifles and vast amounts of ammunition.
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The potential for US weapons sent to Ukraine to fall into the wrong hands is “among a host of considerations” given the “challenging situation” on the ground in the country, said Bonnie Denise Jenkins, US under secretary for arms control and international security, on Tuesday.
“The US very seriously takes our responsibility to protect American origin defence technologies and prevent their diversion or illicit proliferation,” Jenkins told reporters in Brussels, adding that the US was in “continued contact” with Kyiv on the issue.
