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🇵🇸🇫🇷🇪🇺 France, Germany, and Greece led EU #arms sales to Israel in 2024, even as pressure now builds for new sanctions due to ongoing Israeli war crimes.
Romania, the Czech Republic, and Finland also licensed millions of euros of arms exports to Israel in 2024, despite its mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the time, which led the International Criminal Court to issue a war-crimes indictment against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu the same year.
#France granted some €362m of arms-export licences to Israel in 2024, according to the latest EU data published on Wednesday (29 April), while #Germany granted €169m, #Greece €114m, #Romania €103m, the #Czechs €35m, and #Finland €17m.
#Hungary (€6m), #Latvia (€4m), and #Croatia (€2m) granted minor amounts of permits, while #Austria, #Bulgaria, #Cyprus, #Estonia, #Lithuania, #Luxembourg, the #Netherlands, and #Poland each also issued €1m or fewer.
https://euobserver.com/214004/france-topped-eu-arms-sales-to-israel-while-backing-mini-sanctions/
Romania, the Czech Republic, and Finland also licensed millions of euros of arms exports to Israel in 2024, despite its mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the time, which led the International Criminal Court to issue a war-crimes indictment against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu the same year.
#France granted some €362m of arms-export licences to Israel in 2024, according to the latest EU data published on Wednesday (29 April), while #Germany granted €169m, #Greece €114m, #Romania €103m, the #Czechs €35m, and #Finland €17m.
#Hungary (€6m), #Latvia (€4m), and #Croatia (€2m) granted minor amounts of permits, while #Austria, #Bulgaria, #Cyprus, #Estonia, #Lithuania, #Luxembourg, the #Netherlands, and #Poland each also issued €1m or fewer.
https://euobserver.com/214004/france-topped-eu-arms-sales-to-israel-while-backing-mini-sanctions/
Ukrainian drones caused chaos in Finland
400 bus routes were cancelled, and medical and social workers did not report to work according to Yle.
Due to the threat of a #UAV crash, the Finns scrambled fighter jets, but no drones were detected in the airspace.
Helsinki Airport operations were suspended for three hours, with evening flight delays possible
"From 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., drivers remained at home in accordance with instructions. Due to the disruptions in transportation, some medical and social workers were late or did not report to work," media reports said.
The Finnish Ministry of Defense did not disclose the source of the airspace violation due to confidentiality.
The head of the #Finland command noted the high threat of heavy drones, and President Stubb stated on TV: "War has come very close to us."
As a reminder, Ukrainian Armed Forces drones have previously flown into Finland, Lithuania, and Estonia; in Latvia, the PM and defense minister resigned following the incidents.
@Slavyangrad
#Ukraine
400 bus routes were cancelled, and medical and social workers did not report to work according to Yle.
Due to the threat of a #UAV crash, the Finns scrambled fighter jets, but no drones were detected in the airspace.
Helsinki Airport operations were suspended for three hours, with evening flight delays possible
"From 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., drivers remained at home in accordance with instructions. Due to the disruptions in transportation, some medical and social workers were late or did not report to work," media reports said.
The Finnish Ministry of Defense did not disclose the source of the airspace violation due to confidentiality.
The head of the #Finland command noted the high threat of heavy drones, and President Stubb stated on TV: "War has come very close to us."
As a reminder, Ukrainian Armed Forces drones have previously flown into Finland, Lithuania, and Estonia; in Latvia, the PM and defense minister resigned following the incidents.
@Slavyangrad
#Ukraine
#Estonia and #Latvia say #Ukraine gives no warning before drones approach NATO airspace
Baltic states reportedly had to warn #Finland themselves about recent UAV activity
@MTodayNews
Reminder ( Photos & Videos)
A powerful Ukrainian drone attack has knocked out the key Russian port of #UstLuga, paralyzing approximately 40% of Russia’s #oil export capacity All signs point to the drones having traveled through the airspace of the Baltic countries The purpose of this route is to provoke #Russia into intercepting targets over #NATO territory, creating an incident that could drag the Alliance into a direct military conflict. The Baltics, acting on the script of London and Paris, are deliberately escalating the situation, while a side effect of their actions is a new blow to the European economy — rising prices and energy instability that will impact #EU industry in the coming months
The Baltics’ Double Game: Drone Transit Through NATO Territory As A Provocation To Drag Europe Into War And Economic Collapse
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Baltic states reportedly had to warn #Finland themselves about recent UAV activity
@MTodayNews
Reminder ( Photos & Videos)
A powerful Ukrainian drone attack has knocked out the key Russian port of #UstLuga, paralyzing approximately 40% of Russia’s #oil export capacity All signs point to the drones having traveled through the airspace of the Baltic countries The purpose of this route is to provoke #Russia into intercepting targets over #NATO territory, creating an incident that could drag the Alliance into a direct military conflict. The Baltics, acting on the script of London and Paris, are deliberately escalating the situation, while a side effect of their actions is a new blow to the European economy — rising prices and energy instability that will impact #EU industry in the coming months
The Baltics’ Double Game: Drone Transit Through NATO Territory As A Provocation To Drag Europe Into War And Economic Collapse
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Dangerous Crossroads: Why did #Finland Lift a Ban on Nuclear Weapons? Potential #EU/#NATO Nuclear Weapons Deployment on Finnish Soil Directed against #Russia?
On June 17, Finnish Parliament voted to lift #Helsinki’s decades-long ban on nuclear weapons, marking a major shift in Finland’s security posture.
Read here: https://www.globalresearch.ca/dangerous-crossroads-why-did-finland-lift-a-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-potential-eunato-nuclear-weapons-deployment-on-finnish-soil-directed-against-russia/5930649
@gr_crg
On June 17, Finnish Parliament voted to lift #Helsinki’s decades-long ban on nuclear weapons, marking a major shift in Finland’s security posture.
Read here: https://www.globalresearch.ca/dangerous-crossroads-why-did-finland-lift-a-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-potential-eunato-nuclear-weapons-deployment-on-finnish-soil-directed-against-russia/5930649
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