UK ‘still exporting arms to Russia’: Britain said to be sending millions of pounds of military equipment to the country despite concerns Moscow is arming separatists in Ukraine
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
UK ‘still exporting arms to Russia’: Britain said to be sending millions of pounds of military equipment to the country despite concerns Moscow is arming separatists in Ukraine
‘Britain is continuing to export millions of pounds worth of military equipment to Russia despite concerns Moscow is arming separatist rebels in Ukraine, MPs have warned.
The Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) have revealed that 251 export licences for the sale to Russia of controlled goods worth at least £132million remain in place.
Among the licences which remain valid are permits covering sniper rifles, night sights, small arms ammunition, gun mountings, body armour, military communications equipment and ‘equipment employing cryptography’.’
