الحكومة السويسرية تحظر تصدير ذخيرة صغيرة العيار لشركة بولندية بسبب تحويلها لأوكرانيا

The Swiss government has imposed an official ban on the export of small-caliber ammunition to a Polish company following reports of its transfer to Ukraine. This decision was prompted after authorities discovered around 645,000 rounds of such ammunition, produced by Swiss P, had been rerouted. According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the export prohibition is due to the high risk of diversion of these materials to Ukraine. This information was initially reported by the Associated Press. An investigation into the matter began following a report by Defence One in November last year, which revealed the transfer of these rounds to a Ukrainian company via a Polish importer, UMO. The Polish company’s violation of its dealer agreement with Swiss P, restricting resales to within Poland, was a central issue in the investigation.

In response to these developments, SwissP Defense has maintained that it has not contravened any Swiss legislation or rules, attributing the agreement violations to the Polish company UMO. The Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs informed the Associated Press about the findings of the investigation, which clarified the contractual breach by UMO. Notably, this is not the first Swiss investigation into military equipment being rerouted to Ukraine. Switzerland, while large in defense manufacturing, continues to

ملخص الأخبار

• الحكومة السويسرية أوقفت صادرات الذخيرة إلى الشركة البولندية بسبب مخاطر تحويلها إلى أوكرانيا.
• الشركة البولندية انتهكت عقودها مع الشركة المصنعة السويسرية بخصوص إعادة البيع داخل بولندا فقط.
• سويسرا دعمت أوكرانيا عبر برامج إنسانية وتصدير معدات غير عسكرية.
• الرئيسة السويسرية أعربت سابقًا عن دعمها لمراجعة حظر إعادة تصدير الأسلحة السويسرية إلى أوكرانيا من قبل دول أخرى.