SIPRI report: European weaponry imports skyrocket 155% in 2020-24, Ukraine’s arms imports reach record levels following conflict with Russia

According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), American corporations increased their share of worldwide weaponry exports from 35% in the 2015-2019 period to 43% in 2020-24, demonstrating the United States' sustained dominance of the world stage read more Servicemen of the 44th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire a Leopard 1A5 tank during a training, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. File image/ Reuters According to a report released Monday by a prominent war think tank, Ukraine has emerged as the world's largest arms importer since Russia's 2022 invasion,…