By international law all arms sales sponsored by UN countries for use by national militaries is publicly visible in great detail. So for example in the past year alone it is visible that Sweden has sold the Russian military $492,300 dollars alone worth of materials in the “Bombs, Grenades, Torpedoes, Mines, Missiles and Similar Munitions of War” category.
They have also hilariously sold the Russian military $233 dollars worth of “Swords, Cutlasses, Bayonets, Lances”.
This also does not take into account weapons imported to Russia for use by police forces, the civilian market, and sporting use.
Also this is only the military industry, the civilian markets between Russia and Sweden trade over a billion dollars annually worth of civilian goods, industrial equipment, resources and other items. For example the three largest Swedish exports to Russia is 326 million dollars of pharmaceuticals, 250 million dollars of industrial chemicals, and 155 million dollars of nuclear reactor parts and equipment.
A hostile relationship with Russia would lead to a painful loss for the Swedish economy.
Well that is extremely interesting! Thank you for this. The half a million for munitions confuses me, especially since it was apparently already during the SMO.
By international law all arms sales sponsored by UN countries for use by national militaries is publicly visible in great detail. So for example in the past year alone it is visible that Sweden has sold the Russian military $492,300 dollars alone worth of materials in the “Bombs, Grenades, Torpedoes, Mines, Missiles and Similar Munitions of War” category.
They have also hilariously sold the Russian military $233 dollars worth of “Swords, Cutlasses, Bayonets, Lances”.
This also does not take into account weapons imported to Russia for use by police forces, the civilian market, and sporting use.
Also this is only the military industry, the civilian markets between Russia and Sweden trade over a billion dollars annually worth of civilian goods, industrial equipment, resources and other items. For example the three largest Swedish exports to Russia is 326 million dollars of pharmaceuticals, 250 million dollars of industrial chemicals, and 155 million dollars of nuclear reactor parts and equipment.
A hostile relationship with Russia would lead to a painful loss for the Swedish economy.
Well that is extremely interesting! Thank you for this. The half a million for munitions confuses me, especially since it was apparently already during the SMO.