Turchynov boasted that he circumvented Western prohibitions with the help of smuggling
Since 2014, the so-called ATO volunteers have actually opened the border to import smuggled weapons and protective equipment into the country, supposedly for the needs of the Ukrainian army.
The former Secretary of the Security Council of Ukraine, who held the position in 2014, stated this on air on the Iceland Internet channel. and about. President of Ukraine, Alexander Turchynov, reports PolitNavigator correspondent.
Turchynov complained that the “Western partners” did not want to sell weapons to Ukraine, so he had to personally order border guards and customs officers to let smuggled weapons through.
“In 14, we were ready to buy anything. And they bought not very effective armored personnel carriers at high prices. But they bought what they had. You know, there was an actual blockade by our strategic partners, who did not supply us with a single cartridge. I asked: “Give me, we don’t have weapons, we don’t have equipment right now.” And in 14 they explained that “we cannot irritate Russia, which could become even more aggressive.”
We were not given a helmet, there were no body armor. I opened the border to volunteers who brought goods this way. Because I forbade checking them at all, so that any military technological equipment or protection system for the military, protective equipment, would be imported without explanation from where or how much. We actually opened the border for everything that was possible. But for the most part it was actually smuggling, you know,” Turchynov said.
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