Ecuador has reversed its decision to supply Soviet-era military equipment to the United States, a move initially intended to support Ukraine amidst its ongoing conflict with Russia. The reversal follows Russia's response to ban imports of Ecuadorian bananas, a significant export for the Latin American country. This ban was Moscow's retaliation against Ecuador's plan to swap decades-old weaponry with the U.S., which would likely have been delivered to Ukraine. The situation escalated when Russia, through RIA Novosti, criticized the weapons transfer as a 'rash decision' and not authorized by the Kremlin, leading to a diplomatic spat that also threatened Ecuador's flower exports. Senior Ecuadorian officials expressed concerns to @WSJ about becoming indirectly involved in the conflict, emphasizing the country's desire to avoid involvement in the war.
I warned russia was destabilizing Ecuador. Here is the proof. Ecuador has just cancelled a weapons shipment to Ukraine because of ... russia. https://t.co/Dwv8wLedjn https://t.co/3rlDLdMr2P
Weapons due to be sent to Ukraine called off because of russian interference and threats by putin. https://t.co/CbT2PqPySV
“If we send arms indirectly to Ukraine, we will get involved,” a senior Ecuadorean official told @WSJ last week after Russia came down on President Noboa's plan to help the U.S. get old armament to Ukraine. “And we don’t want to get involved in the war.” https://t.co/ROXh7NpSjM
For a few days, it seemed that Ecuador would stand up to a much bigger country, Russia, in helping the West fight Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Then Russia stopped buying some of Ecuador’s bananas, one of its most important exports. https://t.co/4sJdU6VKKp https://t.co/4sJdU6VKKp
Ecuador Agreed to Help Source Arms for Ukraine. Then Russia Rejected Its Bananas. https://t.co/zPfIrNpd7P
Ecuador said it will refrain from sending Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine after the president's vow to do so sparked a spat with Moscow over banana and flower exports. https://t.co/4kdni8WhCx https://t.co/oC0TMIUxZZ
NEW - Ecuador backtracks on plan to send weapons to Ukraine https://t.co/g4bqkNmSgN
Ecuador reverses plan to sell Russian weapons to US – RIA Novosti Moscow previously slammed the transfer as a 'rash decision' that was never authorized by the Kremlin https://t.co/bC0iFzfHQ2 https://t.co/XyYH2EN5la
#Ecuador (🇪🇨) is set to announce a halt to any plans for the transfer of #Russian-sourced (🇷🇺) equipment to the United States (🇺🇸), that likely would have been delivered to #Ukraine (🇺🇦), after Russia had barred imports of Bananas from Ecuador. https://t.co/nePO85VCXB
Ecuador plans to reverse a decision to swap decades-old Russian-made weaponry with the US https://t.co/Bql8FjPDQb
🇪🇨⚡ Ecuador refuses to supply arms to Ukraine Previously, Ecuador had planned to give Soviet-Russian weapons to the USA, which would then be delivered to Ukraine. https://t.co/Z8jSaqDH5J
Ecuador cancels its decision to supply Soviet military equipment to the United States following Russian efforts. Russia had previously banned Ecuador’s bananas after deal to send Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine. https://t.co/BN7qLqmtns
Ecuador reverses decision to supply Soviet military equipment to the US https://t.co/heAnj1Yv0O https://t.co/cwmiktk0dv
Russia lifts a ban on Ecuadorian banana exporters, resolving for now a dispute over the Latin American nation’s swap of decades-old weaponry with the US https://t.co/e4e97YI1Od