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Turkish media: Britain lifts restrictions on military equipment sales to Turkey

Turkish media: Britain lifts restrictions on military equipment sales to Turkey Turkish media: Britain lifts restrictions on military equipment sales to Turkey

The President of the Defense Industry Ismail Demir stated that the restrictions on the exports of the United Kingdom to Turkey regarding the defense industry products have been lifted, according to Turkish media, as reported by ertnews. Demir and his accompanying delegation recently visited England to hold various meetings with BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, one […]

Germany considers sending self-propelled guns to Ukraine (source)

Germany considers sending self-propelled guns to Ukraine (source) Germany considers sending self-propelled guns to Ukraine (source)

Germany is considering sending long-range self-propelled guns to Ukraine, a security source told Reuters today, confirming a report in the Welt am Sonntag just days after Berlin decided to send heavy weapons to K for the first time. The move follows warnings from the Kremlin that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine pose a threat to […]

The Netherlands wants to deliver German self-propelled guns to Ukraine

The Netherlands wants to deliver German self-propelled guns to Ukraine The Netherlands wants to deliver German self-propelled guns to Ukraine

The Netherlands wants to deliver German PzH 2000 self-propelled guns to Ukraine, said Kaisa Olongren, the country’s defense minister, who said Berlin agreed that both sides were in the final stages of talks. According to the German Press Agency (dpa), Germany wants to support the delivery of PzH 2000 with training and ammunition. These cannons […]

N. Panagiotopoulos: Weapons for Ukraine from stocks and not from developed systems

N. Panagiotopoulos: Weapons for Ukraine from stocks and not from developed systems N. Panagiotopoulos: Weapons for Ukraine from stocks and not from developed systems

From the stocks and not from developed systems “of any point of our defense order” are the weapons that were sent to Ukraine, repeated from the podium of the Parliament, the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos. Speaking during the ratification process of international memoranda, Mr. Panagiotopoulos said that the front page of a newspaper […]

Berlin: Money in Ukraine for armaments

Berlin: Money in Ukraine for armaments Berlin: Money in Ukraine for armaments

Political processes are intense just before the Catholic Easter in the German capital, with the news late Friday afternoon about the “green light” of the Soltz government in the amount of 2 billion euros for military equipment to third partner countries, in order to in turn enhance their security. The confirmation came a little later […]

Ukraine asks West for offensive weapons – ‘Unfortunately they do not give us’

Ukraine asks West for offensive weapons – ‘Unfortunately they do not give us’ Ukraine asks West for offensive weapons – ‘Unfortunately they do not give us’

Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to provide his country with “offensive weapons”, “a means of deterrence” against Moscow, a day before a special NATO summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. to which Zelensky will address via video link. “Our armed forces and our people are holding fast, displaying superhuman courage, but […]

SIPRI: The world is disarming, Europe is equipping

SIPRI: The world is disarming, Europe is equipping SIPRI: The world is disarming, Europe is equipping

Evidence of international arms deals is particularly important at a time when a new war is raging in Europe. These are statistics of the Stockholm-based International Peace Research Institute SIPRI, which cover the period 2017-2021 and compare it with it between 2012-2016. Although they do not reflect the war in Ukraine, they are already showing […]

Belgium: Examines what weapons can be sent to Ukraine

Belgium: Examines what weapons can be sent to Ukraine Belgium: Examines what weapons can be sent to Ukraine

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes has asked the country’s Ministry of Defense to draw up a list of weapons that Belgium could send to Ukraine. Speaking to the Flemish-speaking VTM camera, Ms Vilmes told the Flemish Foreign Ministry that “we need to do more, also in the field of military equipment. […]

And yet Germany gives weapons to war zones – The example of Turkey and Egypt

And yet Germany gives weapons to war zones – The example of Turkey and Egypt And yet Germany gives weapons to war zones – The example of Turkey and Egypt

The military scene is well known. More than 100,000 Russian troops have gathered on the Ukrainian border, and Ukraine is asking Germany to help by sending weapons and ammunition. But the new government under Social Democrat Olaf Soltz refuses, citing a government deal with its two other partners that says Germany does not send weapons […]

Germany: ” Unprecedented ” arms exports in 2021

Germany: ” Unprecedented ” arms exports in 2021 Germany: ” Unprecedented ” arms exports in 2021

A former member of the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has defended the approval of billions of dollars worth of arms exports by the caretaker government shortly before handing over to the new government this month. “The actions of the federal caretaker government were within the framework of the law. Consequently, the criticism of the […]