The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.

The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.

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    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Yes. Does this sound like it doesn’t allow for buying US weapons?

      Under SAFE, third countries can account for a maximum of 35 percent of the value of a weapons system paid for by the scheme;

      • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        It never occurred to me to interpret it that way. So to me, third countries would be Japan, South Korea that are participating in Safe. But, probably they could procure from the US under special conditions. I’m not sure. In this light, I get your point better. But the whole project’s aim is to decouple afaik.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
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          2 months ago

          I saw another article that said a third country could be any country. I know SAFE aims to decouple in principle but I’m infinitely suspicious of these fuckers (EU, Canadian, etc. politicians) because too often they serve moneyed interests and the US MIC is highly moneyed and connected.