SIPRI report: European weaponry imports skyrocket 155% in 2020-24, Ukraine’s arms imports reach record levels following conflict with Russia

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According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), American corporations increased their share of worldwide weaponry exports from 35% in the 2015–2019 period to 43% in 2020–24, demonstrating the United States’ sustained dominance of the world stage read more Servicemen of the 44th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire a Leopard 1A5 tank during a training, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. File image/ Reuters According to a report released Monday by a prominent war think tank, Ukraine has emerged as the world’s largest arms importer since Russia’s 2022 invasion,...