Artillery shells from India were diverted by clients from Europe to Ukraine, infuriating the Russians. About this reported the Reuters.
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms manufacturers were diverted by European customers to Ukraine, and New Delhi did not intervene to stop the trade, despite protests from Moscow.
It is reported that the transfer of weapons to support Ukraine has been taking place for more than a year.
India's arms export regulations restrict the use of weapons to the designated buyer, who risks stopping future sales if an unauthorized transfer occurs.
Russia, which accounts for more than 60% of Delhi's arms imports, is a valuable partner for India. The Kremlin raised the issue at least twice, including during the July meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with his Indian counterpart.
Among the European countries that send Indian ammunition to Ukraine, Italy and the Czech Republic are leading the initiative.
India, which has long been the world's largest arms importer, also sees the protracted war in Europe as an opportunity to develop its arms export sector, it said.
In the two years before the Great War, India's three largest munitions manufacturers—Yantra, Munitions India and Kalyani Strategic Systems—exported munitions components worth only $2,8 million to Italy and the Czech Republic, as well as Spain and Slovenia, where defense contractors had invested heavily in the chains. supply for Ukraine.
For the period from February 2022 to July 2024, this figure has increased to $135,25 million, including finished ammunition, which India has started exporting to these four countries.
The message also states that in February 2024, the British company Dince Hill exported $6,7 million worth of ammunition from Italy to Ukraine.
To always be aware of the most important things, read us at Telegram
