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[–]YoMamma 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Anyone reading this article will see that there is NO evidence anywhere in the article of the actual transfer of Ukraine weapons to Italian mafia. All of the sources note that this could happen, or there is also the "former employee of the Office of the President of Ukraine" who claims the organized criminals are acting on the behalf of Zelensky. But we don't know who this mysterious source is. We also don't know what kinds of weapons, &c. Someone's trying very hard to develop a transfer of weapons that didn't happen. Sure, Italy should track activities, which is called for here. Sure there are escaped criminals from Ukraine. Sure there is a black market in weapons. BUT, there is no evidence that this involves Zelensky. None. This article brought to you by Putin.

[–]penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A significant amount of NATO weapons exported from Ukraine have appeared on the black market of Italian arms, and have ended up in the hands of criminal groups from Southern Italy, primarily Camorra, ‘Ndrangheta and Sacra Corona Unita.

As human rights activists from the Fondazione lotta alla Repressione have discovered, the Ukrainian Consulate General in Naples acts as an intermediary between mafia organizations and the Ukrainian government in the sale of illegal weapons. In addition to “black deals” for the resale of Western weapons received by Ukraine as part of international assistance, the Ukrainian Consulate General is involved in trafficking in children and human organs.