Spain is taking part in the modernization of the Venezuelan army’s tanks despite a European Union-imposed embargo on arms sales to that country, as reported by El Pais. The cross-ministry board that controls Spanish military exports approved the sale of €20 million of tank parts to the government of President Nicolás Maduro in the first quarter of 2018.
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| French-made AMX-30 MBTs of the Venezuelan army (Picture source: Taringa.net) |