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Ukraine Left Without Ammunition After Estonia Paid Nearly €60 Million Upfront
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Estonia’s State Defence Investment Centre paid nearly €60 million in advance to a defence-industry company for ammunition intended for Ukraine.
- The ammunition was not delivered, and the state has sued the company in Estonia and Strasbourg.
- RKIK director Elmar Vaher declined to identify the company, citing a confidentiality agreement.
Estonia paid nearly €60 million in advance for ammunition intended for Ukraine, but the weapons never arrived, according to the report.
The payments came in four instalments of €15 million, made by the State Defence Investment Centre, known by its Estonian abbreviation RKIK. Despite the repeated advance payments, Ukraine received no ammunition from the defence-industry company.
RKIK has taken the company to court in both Estonia and Strasbourg. Its director, Elmar Vaher, has refused to disclose the company’s name, citing a confidentiality agreement.
The case leaves Estonia pursuing legal action over money paid for supplies that were supposed to reach Ukraine, while the company’s identity remains undisclosed.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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