The Times: After the war in Ukraine, there may be uncontrolled arms trafficking

The British publication emphasizes that in the event of a settlement of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, then in the already post-war country there will be a problem of re-registration of firearms, UNN reports with reference to material in the Times daily British newspaper.

Ukraine, full of weapons - allegedly "a paradise for traders", or "uncontrolled weapons" as a means of resolving disputes. This is what the British The Times draws attention to. In particular, it is pointed out that post-war Ukraine (if this is possible in the near future) may become a "Kalashnikov society", in which disputes that were once resolved with fists will be resolved with weapons. Experts fear that this is real, in case of delays in state regulation, for example - the state redemption of unregistered weapons.

The publication reminds that in April 2024, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, tried to calculate how many weapons are in the hands of Ukrainian citizens, his figure was from 1 to 5 million units.

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The truth is, no one knows how many weapons are in Ukraine right now

In recent years, the specialist has traveled all over Ukraine, maintaining contact with law enforcement agencies, the military and criminals in order to compile an up-to-date picture of the number of weapons in the country and their location.

Contraband military supplies from the former Yugoslavia provided firepower for criminals and terrorists in Europe for decades after the end of the conflict in 2001.

Accordingly, GI-TOC experts fear that without strict post-war control, Ukraine could turn into a Yugoslav-style arms bazaar for criminals.

What will happen after the ceasefire? There is no law regulating weapons. There is no Ukrainian policy on demobilization, disarmament or reintegration of veterans into society. There are available transit routes to Western Europe in the neighboring Balkans

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