We are waiting for a substantive conversation with Europol: Danilov – on statements about "arms smuggling"
IRYNA BALACHUK – Friday, 22 JULY 2022, 13:42
Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov, plans to discuss statements about alleged cases of arms smuggling from Ukraine with representatives of Europol.
Source: Danilov on Twitter
Danilov: We are waiting for a substantive conversation with official representatives @Europol – with facts and evidence regarding statements about the alleged existing cases of the "trade in weapons and military goods on the black market" from Ukraine. We are most interested in a quick exchange of information and instant response.
Очікуємо предметну розмову з офіційними представниками @Europol – з фактами і доказами щодо заяв про існуючі начебто випадки «торгівлі зброєю та військовими товарами на чорному ринку» з України. Максимально зацікавлені у швидкому обміні інформацією й миттєвому реагуванні.
— Oleksiy Danilov (@OleksiyDanilov) July 22, 2022
Details: The Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council drew attention to the fact that the articles about "arms smuggling" in the Western media coincided with the deployment of Russia's large-scale special information operation "MakZim" to discredit Ukraine with the aim of stopping the supply of weapons from allies.
Danilov emphasised that the operation is being carried out precisely in the period when "qualitative changes are envisaged in the course of the war in favour of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – precisely due to the arrival of modern Western weapons."
Details: Earlier, Europol spokesman Jap op gen Oort stated that cases of black-market trade in firearms and military goods from Ukraine had allegedly been recorded.
