The Belgian side noted that the negotiations were very difficult.
Ukraine will not receive armored vehicles from the Belgian authorities howitzers M109. The Ministry of Defense of the country cannot redeem weapons.
This publication reported The morning.
“It is very difficult to negotiate if the counterparty asks ten times more than he himself paid for it,” the message says.
The East Flemish technology company OIP, whose subsidiary is engaged in military equipment, did not allow Belgian specialists to check the condition of the M109.
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At the same time, the Belgian Ministry of Defense stated that the howitzers were sold to another buyer, but OIP does not comment on this issue, so it is not known who bought them.
“So there will be no delivery, but it’s not out of principle,” Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said.
As UNIAN previously reported, Russia broke into Ukraine early in the morning on February 24. The enemy first bombed military facilities, and then attacked civilians, in particular, in Kyiv, Chernigov, Kharkov, Mariupol, Nikolaev, Kherson, Odessa and Lvov. Ukrainian servicemen gave the enemy a worthy rebuff.
A number of countries, including the United States and EU member states, punished the Russian Federation for a large-scale invasion of Ukraine – introduced a number of packages of sanctions. So, due to restrictions in the Belgian port of Zeebrugge stuck about 8 thousand luxury carsin particular the latest models of Mercedes, Cadillac and Lexus.
At the same time, Belgium itself did not stand aside. In total, the country’s authorities provided Ukraine with military assistance totaling about 77 million euros.
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