A rare glimpse into covert arms sales world: How Western companies make a fortune on brokering deals for Ukraine
By Lennart Hofman (editor until October 2023), | 25 January, 2023
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine desperately needed weapons to defend itself. European private arms dealers saw an opportunity and offered their services at inflated prices.
For this investigation, The Investigative Desk collaborated with Lighthouse Reports, Eesti Ekspress (Estonia), Die Welt (Germany), and The Kyiv Independent (Ukraine).
Read the full stories in Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian), Die Welt (in German), Kiyv Independent (in Ukrainian) and NRC (in Dutch).
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