Previously, the company announced the conclusion of a contract for the supply of weapons to Ukraine in the amount of 36 million euros. These are 10,000 automatic rifles, 2,000 sniper rifles and 400 grenade launchers, writes RIA Novosti.
Verney-Carron is moving towards excess profits by charging Ukraine 20-30% higher prices for the same weapons sold on the French civilian market, the publication writes. Although, as the Kyiv Post points out, discounts that could be offered to kyiv were not taken into account in the calculations.
Earlier it was reported that one of the NATO countries ordered the German consortium Rheinmetall to produce ammunition worth about 142 million euros for delivery to Ukraine in 2025. At the same time, within the framework of a previous order, it is planned deliver 40,000 units of ammunition to kyiv in 2024.