British-led fund to provide weapons for Ukraine plagued by delays
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#69G6Q)
Only 200m of 520m allocated and bidders complain low-bureaucracy' process is frustrating
A British-led 520m international fund to provide fresh weapons for Ukraine and intended to be low bureaucracy" has been plagued by delays, with only 200m allocated amid warnings that the rest of the funding will not provide arms at the front until the summer".
Bidders complain that the process, run by the UK's Ministry of Defence, working with six other European countries, has been frustrating with deadlines missed - and the MoD conceded that awarding contracts inevitably took time".
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