The US continues to sell cutting-edge weapons to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and an ever-deepening humanitarian crisis in Yemen, even as Germany is now joined by Finland and Denmark in urging European Union member states to halt military transactions with Riyadh.
Denmark and Finland joined Germany on Thursday in halting all future weapons sales to the Saudi government. Copenhagen and Berlin cited Khashoggi's murder as the reason, while Helsinki noted the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen — at the hands of a Saudi-led military coalition — as the cause, according to the Washington Post.
Although the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to stand by Riyadh, other nations are increasingly taking steps to block arms sales to the kingdom, both over Khashoggi's murder and Riyadh's war in Yemen.
The United Nations has stated that the kingdom's war in Yemen has killed over 10,000 non-combatants, including thousands of children, and has placed millions in the poorest nation in the Middle East on the brink of starvation and at the risk of widespread disease, including a cholera outbreak.
Denmark Foreign Minister Anders…
