Ecuador abandoned the decision to sell Russian-made weapons to the United States

report Mehr news agency According to Ryan News, Russian Ambassador to Ecuador Vladimir Spernichan said after meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noloa that this The country has abandoned its decision to sell used military equipment made by Russia and Ukraine to America in exchange for new equipment worth 200 million dollars.

American officials had previously said that the weapons purchased from Ecuador would be provided to Kiev, and Sprinchan said that Quito (Ecuador’s capital) has reversed the process of the arms exchange plan because it prefers not to intervene in the war in Ukraine.

The Russian ambassador in Ecuador said: Quito’s position is not to send weapons and ammunition to war zones and Instead, help to resolve wars peacefully through diplomatic means.

He responded to journalists’ questions and pressure about whether this Latin American country has stopped the weapons transfer plan. is, answered with a simple “yes” and added that the decision will be officially announced at the beginning of this week.

Before this, Russia had objected to this agreement. Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, emphasized that this agreement violates Ecuador’s agreements with Russia, which include the obligation to use this equipment only for the purposes stated in the agreement and not to transfer it to a third country without obtaining consent. Russian side” pointed out.