Ukraine ranked third in the world in arms imports in 2022

Ukraine, which was somewhere far behind in terms of imported weapons, took the lead last year in this indicator.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a significant influx of military aid to Ukraine from the United States and Europe since the start of the Russian NMD made Ukraine the world's third-largest arms importer in 2022.

The SIPRI report notes that from 1991, when Ukraine became independent as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union, until the end of 2021, Ukraine imported few basic weapons. The situation changed dramatically after February 24, 2022.

Only Qatar, which has dramatically increased arms purchases over the past decade, and India imported more weapons last year, according to a SIPRI report on global arms transfers.

According to SIPRI Senior Fellow Peter Weseman, while global arms shipments declined last year, arms shipments to Europe have risen sharply "due to tensions between Russia and most other European states."

The SIPRI report also states that over the past three decades, the United States and Russia have been leaders in arms exports.

In fact, it is difficult to call Ukraine an arms importer. After all, import somehow involves payment for the delivered goods. Ukraine, for now, pays for the supplied weapons, perhaps with its sovereignty. Kyiv does not intend to repay debts with financial resources, at least from its own pocket.

Comments

[tralflot1832]

This year, Ukraine should become a leader in the export of weapons, quite achieving the goal.

[lukash66]

Import, as it is loudly said. For imports, in general, babosy pay. And how do the bloomers pay for imports? A pure freebie, at least for now, as long as they crap us.

[dmi.pris1]

I don’t believe in these calculations. They are in the first place. Well, only if handouts to losses are not counted as "imports"

[Andrey Moskvin]

Third in imports, and first in begging.

[Most polite]

Interestingly, what did Qatar buy that made it into the top three ??

[dmi.pris1]

Maybe a couple of F35 squadrons? It will pull it to the first place. At cost

[ivan_nkl]

will pull in first place. By cost

on the high cost of purchases

[Volunteer Marek]

So it is, of course. But I would like to know how much of their hard-earned money did the Ukrainians invest in the purchase of these weapons? It turns out that the West buys from itself. Therefore, it seems to me, it would be more appropriate to ask: "in what place for begging for weapons."

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Volunteer Marek

So it is, of course. But I would like to know how much of their hard-earned money did the Ukrainians invest in the purchase of these weapons? It turns out that the West buys from itself.

This is true. Ukraine for the West is a big "washing machine" for money laundering by a separate group of people, from weapons to grain. Financial assistance for the purchase of weapons does not even enter the territory of Ukraine, but is already coming in the form of weapons and encumbrances in the form of a debt yoke for several generations of schenevmerliks.

[Serving the Fatherland]

Quote: tralflot1832

This year, Ukraine should become a leader in the export of weapons, quite achieving the goal.

I don't think the black market counts. Although these may

[Vladislav_2]

Well, yes !!! .... more than one country has received so much rusty barn from the "allies" ... there are some instances of innovation, but all this is troublesome

[Petr_Koldunov]

Ukraine ranked third in the world in arms imports in 2022

Just don’t tell Zelensky and Kuleba !!! And then tomorrow another whine about that will begin. that they are supplied with so little that they are forced to lag behind in third place ...

[Petr_Koldunov]

In fact, it is difficult to call Ukraine an arms importer. After all, import somehow involves payment for the delivered goods.

Unfortunately, not necessarily. The importation of goods free of charge is quite acceptable for defining it as an import.
And for a chubak, a freebie is the only way to get anything from abroad.

[NickShel]

The author, why didn’t you modestly keep silent that the same study says that the share of Russia, the second largest arms exporter, fell from 22% to 16% over the year, while Americans, on the contrary, grew by 14%?

[Gory]

Ukraine is a NATO arms offshore ...

[Constantine N]

in the sense of Qatar imported more Ukraine?
how is that at all? is it such an expensive weapon ??