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Doubled arms imports to Europe

today at 02.28 Johan Edgar

Arms imports to Europe almost doubled last year, according to a report from the peace research institute Sipri.

Above all, the war in Ukraine is behind the increase in imports, but other countries have also increased their military spending. And the increase is expected to continue.

“Although arms deliveries have decreased globally, they have increased sharply to Europe due to tensions between Russia and most other European states,” says researcher Peter Wezeman.

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