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of exporting arms to Ukraine, saying it’s a stab in the back by its longtime Slavic Balkan ally.“Serbian defense enterprises, contrary to the ‘neutrality’ declared by official Belgrade, continue to supply ammunition to Kyiv,” the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, SVR, said in a statement.
The statement alleged that the export of the Serbian arms to Ukraine are going through NATO intermediaries, “primarily the Czech Republic, Poland and Bulgaria. Recently, exotic options involving African states have also been used for this purpose.”Serbia’s populist Presidenttold the state RTS television that he has recently discussed the issue of the arm exports to Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that it was agreed that the two countries form a “working group” to establish how Serbian-made weapons reach the Ukrainian frontlines.
Serbian arms exports to Ukraine, mostly the Soviet-era-caliber ammunition still used by Ukraine’s defense forces, have long been known since 2023, but it’s not clear why the Russian foreign security service decided to react now.to Ukraine after Moscow demanded to know if it had delivered thousands of rockets for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.
The SVR statement said the arms sales are being carried out through a “simple scheme using fake end-user certificates and intermediary countries” serving as “a cover for anti-Russian actions.”
It added: “The contribution of Serbian defense industry workersAs for Luostarinen, he appeared to be shaken up while trying to deliver a hit on Carolina’s Mark Jankowski. He crashed into the boards and fell to the ice, then stumbled as he got back up and came to the bench.
The team ruled him out for the game by the start of the second period.As for the Hurricanes, they again played without two of their top six defensemen in Jalen Chatfield and Sean Walker. Chatfield hadn’t played since Game 4 of the second-round series against conference top seed Washington, missing five straight games with an apparent lower-body injury.
Walker has missed the past two games since taking a jarring. open-ice hit from Greer in Game 2.Coach Rod Brind’Amour was unsure whether either could be an option for this series even if the Hurricanes somehow pushed it far enough.