LONDON (AP) — Britain is still authorizing the export of arms and military equipment to Russia despite the government’s call for tough sanctions over Moscow’s arming of separatist rebels in Ukraine, a group of lawmakers said Wednesday.
The permits cover sniper rifles, night sights, small arms ammunition, gun mountings, body armor, military communications equipment, and “equipment employing cryptography.”
Western governments believe rebels shot down the plane with a Russian-made missile, killing all 298 people aboard. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
