The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has accused Financial Times of Faisi on weapons smuggling to Moldova (photo)

The Financial Times journalists of the British edition in their article on February 6 distorted the quote of the former Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia Gavrilitsa about the smuggling of Ukrainian weapons in Ukraine. On Thursday, February 16, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko reported on his Facebook page. Yes, FT released an article with a headline: "Moldova's Prime Minister calls for an increase in EU assistance to curb weapons smuggling from Ukraine.

" The material of the publication provides a quote of the Moldovan Prime Minister, where she says that her country "observes an increase in" smuggling weapons, as well as people and goods from the territory of Ukraine after a full -scale invasion of Russia.

"Illegal smuggling of weapons, people and goods from Ukraine was a major concern for EU countries after Russia's invasion of Russia last year, which has intensified a huge number of weapons put in the country in the last 11 months, as well as an increase in the number of people seeking to leave," - Nikolenko quoted the British edition.

Further, journalists write that in response to the "problem" with "Ukrainian smuggling" Brussels created a support center in Moldova to allegedly monitor and counteract attempts by illegal territory. In response, according to the material, Brussels created a support center in Moldova, trying to track and counteract the attempts of illegal trade. This initiative, according to Gavrilitsa, has made "successful efforts in the context of stopping smuggling weapons and people.

" The Foreign Ministry speaker Oleg Nikolenko cited Natalia Gavrilitsa's direct quote, in which she says that the Republic of Moldova "does not want to become a country where security is increasing or increasing. Human trafficking or smuggling. " "Natalia Havrylytsya also says Moldova needs EU support to" prevent a network of smuggling. " No, " - writes a spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.

According to Oleg Nikolenko, another key point in the article, which indicates its "fake" is the lack of information, any facts about Ukrainian smuggling in Moldova. Moreover, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not receive confirmation of smuggling of weapons from the territory of Ukraine from the Moldovan side. The ministry notes that this material Financial Times is a misinformation that aims to discredit international military assistance to Ukraine.

"Russia is investing numerous resources to prevent the supplies of Western weapons now on the background of a new offensive of the Russian army. It is obvious that the Financial Times had to strengthen the West in the West that the weapon that is passed to Ukraine will turn against the western countries themselves, getting to the Western countries. the hands of criminal elements, " - said the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.

Oleg Nikolenko also noted that the author of the article Henry Foy had already published a similar article, in which he manipulated the topic of allegedly smuggled weapons from Ukraine. According to the Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko, the department required the editorial board of the British edition of Financial Times to immediately conduct an editorial investigation of the circumstances of the publication of false materials that "have all signs of misinformation in favor of Russia.