Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Yemen
Meanwhile in the UK, our leaders remain ever unscrupulous[1]. The UK is the 2nd biggest exporter of arma to Saudi, selling £1.1 billion (~$1.4 billion) of military goods in 2017.<p>Why do we keep selling weapons to such a repressive regime? £1 billion is not that much in the greater scheme of things - so what's the bigger picture that could possible justify the UKs actions?<p>[1] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/23/uk-hides-arms-trade-saudi-arabia--yemen" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/23/uk-hides-arms-...</a>