Ecuador's foreign minister on February 19 said the small Latin American country didn't plan to send Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine after the president's vow to do so sparked a spat with Moscow over banana and flower exports. "Ecuador will not send any war material to a country that is involved in an international armed conflict," Gabriela Sommerfeld told a congressional committee. President Daniel Noboa last month said Quito would exchange Russian military equipment that had become "scrap metal" for new U.S. weapons worth $200 million. Moscow slammed the "reckless" decision and banned the import of some Ecuadoran bananas and flowers, citing the detection of pests.
Ecuador Backtracks On Plan To Send Weapons To Ukraine After Moscow Goes Bananas
Ecuador's foreign minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld, told a congressional committee on February 19 that the country no longer planned to send Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine.