Arms Trade
Yale expert urges Sweden to stop arms exports to UAE
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Nathaniel Raymond from Yale urges Sweden to leverage its influence to halt the United Arab Emirates' arms support to the RSF militia in Sudan. Satellite images reveal ongoing massacres in Al-Fashir, where over 200,000 people are trapped. Swedish ministers defend exports but emphasize sanctions against involved companies.
Documents from a whistleblower reveal that South Africa's Integrated Convoy Protection built Kasser II armoured vehicles in the UAE, marketed as locally made. The vehicles, based on the Reva V design, were assembled using South African parts and staff under a 2020 contract worth US$45 million. A court recently dismissed a gag order, allowing publication amid disputes over export permits.
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Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) states that there are no indications Swedish weapons sold to the United Arab Emirates have ended up in Sudan's civil war. The statement was made in Sveriges Radio's Studio Ett. The UAE has been accused of supporting the RSF militia in violation of the UN arms embargo.