Share of EU arms export to Ukraine rises from 19% to 34% in Q2, Eurostat says By Pauline Foret and Anna Peverieri Aug 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine's share in European Union arms and ammunition exports rose to 34.2% in the second quarter of this year, up from 19.7% a year earlier, while its share in explosives exports soared to 16.5% from 1.7% a year earlier, the EU statistics office (Eurostat) said on Friday.

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UPDATE 2-European defence stocks down after report of freeze on new Ukraine military aid Updates stocks, adding context in paragraph 13 BERLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - European defence stocks fell on Monday, after the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) newspaper said on Saturday that the German finance ministry would not approve additional applications for Ukraine military aid due to budget constraints.

UPDATE 2-European shares notch broad-based gains; defence stocks lag For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Defence stocks down on Germany's military aid limit to Ukraine Barratt, Redrow up as condition on deal waived for legal completion Metso pares gains as it quashes speculations over merger plan STOXX 600 up 0.6% Updated at 1600 GMT By Pranav Kashyap and Ankika Biswas Aug 19 (Reuters) - European shares climbed on Monday, led

BUZZ-Defence stocks drop after Berlin says it will reject new aid requests for Ukraine ** Shares of European defence firms slide after the German federal government said it would reject new military aid requests for Ukraine due to spending cuts ** The government, cited by newspaper FAZ, says the reason for the cuts is the disastrous state of the fe