President Daniel Noboa has said to the CNN what I did not know that the Russian weapons that would be delivered to the United States, in exchange for 200 million dollars in new weapons to combat crime, would be delivered by the United States to Ukraineto be used against the Russian invaders.
Noboa also confirmed that Ecuador will not deliver Russian military equipment to the United States.
He said this five days after the Russian ambassador, Vladimir Sprinchan, on February 16, reported that in a meeting held that day, Noboa confirmed that Ecuador would not carry out the exchange agreed with the United States.
Noboa has told CNN that he learned that the Russian weapons he had promised to deliver to the United States would go to Russia because of statements by Kevin Sullivan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State.
“We don’t want to triangulate weapons”Noboa said.. “To our surprise, the United States publicly communicated that this was going to be used for the armed conflict in Ukraine, we do not want to be part of it”he pointed.
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Noboa also said that Russia “is right” and that Ecuador will not violate any international treaty.
The country learned of the Noboa government’s agreement with the United States after it was warned by Russia in late January.
«They (Russia) allege that it is war material, that it is war equipment. “We have verified that it is scrap and, within international agreements, war material cannot be transported in this case, but scrap of this type can be transported.”Noboa told Ecuavisa journalist Lenín Artieda, when he asked him about the Russian position.
«We are not going to cut relations with Russia. “I think that the position they are maintaining is not an appropriate position, since we are also experiencing a war here.”he then added.
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