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23 of July, 10:26

UK supplies weapons in Russia, despite calls for sanctions
The UK continues to deliver in Russia various types of weapons, despite the call by Prime Minister David Cameron to the EU to impose against capital of Russia fresh punishment because of the events in Ukraine, reports the British referring to the house of Commons standing Committee on control over arms exports.

according to the source, currently English organization's own 251 valid license to export to the Russian Federation of various types of weapons, among which means of communication, rifles, flak jackets. The total cost of the items of information on licenses is Over 225 million dollars. The report noted that only 31 the license was suspended. They say that the British government demanded to stop the export of weapons in the Russian Federation in March.

As informs Bi-bi-si, the continued supply of weapons in the Russian Federation was announced later As Prime Minister Mr Cameron D. spoke with sharp criticism of the French authorities in relation to the sale of Moscow helicopter carrier " Mistral, calling the deal " unthinkable ".

After the disaster at the square of Ukraine Malaysian aircraft of the USA and EU countries conduct the dialogue on strengthening sanctions concerning Russia. Before the conference, the EU's largest EU countries - France and Germany - have opposed the embargo on the Russian defence industry, the need of which had insisted London and Warsaw. Britain wants again to announce the requirement to go to penalties of 3-rd level (against the entire economy sectors). France believes that punishment must be on the 2nd level (against persons and individual companies). The US has already imposed a punishment on a number of Russian raw materials and military organizations.

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