Germany’s arms exports reach a record 11.71 billion Euros in 2023; This is 40% more than the previous year. The agency reports that DPA With reference to the response of the German Ministry of Economy to Left Party Bundestag Deputy Sevim Dağdelen.
In 2023, more than a third of exports (4.15 billion euros) were sent to Ukraine. Next on the list of importers of German weapons are Norway, Hungary, the UK, the USA and Poland.
DPA states that a significant increase in Israel’s arms exports has been observed (323.2 million Euros), which is 10 times higher than in 2022.
Previously, the German Ministry of Economy published a report on arms procurement for 2022. According to the document, arms export licenses worth 8 billion 362 billion Euros were approved last year, and most of this amount was destined for Kiev.
Russia had previously sent protest notes to NATO countries regarding the supply of weapons to Kiev. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that any cargo containing weapons sent to Ukraine would be a legitimate target. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that NATO countries were “playing with fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine.
Before that, Japan was known. will start Consultations on the transfer of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to the United States in early 2024.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs prisoner Exports of air defense missiles from Japan to the USA.