Сообщение 1:
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ТАСС
13 мая 2004 г.
Четверг
Украина входит в десятку мировых экспортеров ВВТ
Украина входит в десятку крупнейших мировых экспортеров современного оружия, заявил эксперт на пресс-конференции в четверг.
Валентин Бадрак, [директор] украинского Центра исследований армии, конверсии и разоружения [г. Киев] сообщил, что [экспортные] оружейные продажи составили 446 млн. долл. в 1999 г., 500 млн. долл. в 2000, 500 млн. долл. в 2001, 600 млн. долл. в 2002 и 600 млн. долл. в прошлом году.
Безусловными лидерами мировой десятки оружейных экспортеров являются США, Россия и Великобритания. Украина в рэнкинге занимает места после Польши и Израиля.
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TASS
May 13, 2004 Thursday
Ukraine among world's top 10 weapons traders
MOSCOW, May 13
Ukraine is among the world's ten largest sellers of modern weapons, an expert told a news conference on Thursday.
The country's arms sales were worth 446 million dollars in 1999, 500 million dollars in 2000, 500 million dollars in 2001, 600 million dollars in 2002 and 600 million dollars last year, Valentin Badrak of the Ukrainian Center for Army, Defense Conversion and Disarmament Studies said.
The clear leaders among the top ten weapons traders are the United States, Russia, and Great Britain. Ukraine follows Poland and Israel, Badrak said.
Второе: Украина - Ирак - Кольчуга - "нету млин ее - никак неайти не можем" :)
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Официальные представители США сообщили, что никаких украинских радаров в Ираке обнаружено не было
US OFFICIAL SAYS NO UKRAINIAN RADARS FOUND IN IRAQ
The scandal about Ukraine selling Kolchuga systems (to Iraq) can now be put behind us. The USA admitted that they did not find any of these Ukrainian-made radars in Iraq. Washington suspected that Ukraine had sold military equipment to Iraq in breach of international sanctions.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Steven Pifer told Congress yesterday that no Kolchuga radars had been found in Iraq, and their transfer to the Iraqi leadership may not had taken place. However, he said the White House still could not understand why this deal had been approved by the Ukrainian authorities.
In accusing Ukraine of selling weapons to Iraq, the US administration used audio recording of a conversation between Ukrainian President (Leonid) Kuchma and the former head of (state arms export company) Ukrspetseksport, (Valeriy) Malev about the sale of three Kolchuga systems to Iraq for 100m dollars. This recording was made public three years ago by Kuchma's former bodyguard, Mykola Melnychenko (who was granted asylum in the USA).
Source: TV 5 Kanal, Kiev, in Ukrainian 0800 gmt 13 May 04