BERLIN: Ukraine was again the top recipient of German defense exports last year, followed by Germany’s Scandinavian NATO allies Norway and Sweden, an official report said Friday.
The economy ministry said Ukraine had received around two billion euros ($2.35bn) of arms exports from Germany, which has been Kyiv’s most important backer in Europe in its war with Russia.
After Ukraine, the biggest buyers of German arms were Norway and Sweden, which are regarded as exposed to any threat from Moscow given their proximity to Russia.
Norway, a founder member of NATO, bought German arms worth 1.3 billion euros in 2025.
Sweden, which applied to join NATO after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and joined the alliance in March 2024 — purchased around one billion euros worth of weapons.
Finland joined NATO in 2023 for the same reasons but was not among the 10 biggest buyers of German arms last year.
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Ukraine, Norway, Sweden top destinations for German arms exports
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Ukraine, Norway, Sweden top destinations for German arms exports
- The economy ministry said Ukraine had received around $2.35bn of arms exports from Germany
- Norway, a founder member of NATO, bought German arms worth 1.3 billion euros in 2025
US to designate Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization
- US labels Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorists’
WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday it will label the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan as a terrorist organization and accused the Islamist group of receiving support from Iran.
The designation, which will be effective in a week, comes after the United States in January declared several other Muslim Brotherhood branches to be terrorist organizations, including in its historic base of Egypt.
“The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood uses unrestrained violence against civilians to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan and advance its violent Islamist ideology,” the State Department said in a statement.
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