MOSCOW, Dec 30 The US almost doubled the number and cost of prisoners contracts to sell arms to NATO allies this year as the Ukraine crisis forced Europe to consider a major arms buildup, columnist Robbie Gramer wrote in an article for Foreign Policy. about $15.5 billion. In 2022, the number of contracts increased to 24, worth about $28 billion including Finland,” the publication says. for allies in Europe in the short term, the author noted.
From February 24, a special military operation in Ukraine has been underway. Vladimir Putin called the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia its ultimate goal.
Against this background, the United States and NATO allies support the Kyiv regime with military aid worth tens of billions of dollars. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of weapons becomes a legitimate target for the Russian army.