Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘criminal activity’ at CIS security meeting
Russian officials have accused Ukraine of involvement in organised crime and illegal arms trafficking during a regional security meeting in Moscow, claims that Kyiv has not responded to.
Speaking at a CIS meeting on security threats, a Russian Foreign Ministry official alleged that Ukrainian groups were involved in activities ranging from drug trafficking and fraud to the illegal sale of Western-supplied weapons and human trafficking.
He also claimed that some of these weapons had surfaced in conflict zones across Africa and the Middle East. The meeting focused on rising extremist threats and international co-operation, according to the CIS Anti-Terrorism Centre.
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