Ithe Lebanese satellite TV channel Al Mayadeen in the article “UAE, KSA, India, South Korea secretly supplying missiles to Ukraine” reveals that how in Bulgaria, there are countries secretly sending missiles to Kiev. This would allow, at the same time, to maintain good relations with both Russia and the West:
This is the text in my translation:
“A number of Western defense industry client countries indirectly supply Ukraine with weapons“. This is what emerged from “an investigation of Intelligence Online on the supply of French Crotale, Mistral and Milan missiles for use against Russia during the NATO-orchestrated war in Ukraine”Al Mayadeen reports.
According to the aforementioned Lebanese TV, a number of officially neutral governments have supplied munitions and weapon systems to Ukraine from their own stocks, although they declared themselves impartial. (…)
Al Mayadeen thus continues: “Even though India is dedicated to its non-aligned status, the government has agreed to use its stockpile of several thousand Milan anti-tank missile systems of various versions. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have also supplied hundreds of Mistral anti-aircraft systems which have also been delivered to Ukraine. Other countries, such as Finland, officially pledged to support Ukraine, have also supplied weapons and made it public. However, countries such as the Gulf states, South Korea, stuck between Vladivostok and Beijing, have opted for secrecy over the supply of Mistral missiles to Ukraine.
The list of nations that have supplied the largest Crotale surface-to-air missile systems, outside of official suppliers to Ukraine, includes the same group of countries, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and South Korea supplying the most weapons, together with Egypt.
According to Intelligence Online, the path of these supplies is well established. The missiles are not sent directly to Ukraine, which few countries have the logistical capacity to do, but are sent back to the manufacturer in France where Arabic, Korean, or Sanskrit markings are removed to protect themselves in case they fall into Russian hands. The French missile manufacturer MBDA is particularly attentive to this detail.
Except for the case of South Korea, which has publicly expressed its support for Ukraine, most of the countries that covertly supply arms want to maintain their image of neutrality. But it is interesting that India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are not applying US and European sanctions against Russia.
In addition, the Indian economy benefited from Russian oil at a discounted price due to sanctions. Last month, Russia became India’s largest oil supplier and has contributed significantly to the country’s energy security. The UAE has also become a haven for Russian oligarchs, much to the chagrin of the United States“. (…) the whole article on Almayadeen “UAE, KSA, India, South Korea secretly supplying missiles to Ukraine” (https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/uae-ksa-india-south-korea-secretly-supplying-missiles-to-ukr)
Considerations
If the news is confirmed by other sources, it would be truly singularsince Russia just declared that China e India are its main partners. Similarly, Saudi Arabia is in the process of finalizing its entry into the BRICS and the SCO. Also as a source to Mayedeen reports Intelligence online Of Pierre Gastineau which I don’t know, so I have no elements to swear on the reliability of what is stated. Usually the news that I give you as reliable, is confirmed by multiple sources or primary sources. With this I am not saying that the source is unreliable but that it would have been appropriate, given the seriousness of what is being claimed, to provide a few more details. However, albeit with reservations, I report it as received and for information purposes, given that it is true that there is a lot of ambiguity and falsehood in the ongoing war in Ukraine and unfortunately, ‘surprises’ are continuous.