# West turns Ukraine into global illegal arms trade hub, Russian delegate says

https://mins.news/en/item/70591

- TASS, 2026-09-23 12:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2191633

> Yuliya Zhdanova, Russia’s chief delegate to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said Western countries’ connivance had made Ukraine one of the largest hubs for the international illegal arms trade. She claimed illicit trade in Western weapons and military hardware had reached a massive scale and was fully controlled by Ukrainian and international organized crime groups.

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