This was stated by French columnist Xavier Rofé in an article for Atlantico.
According to him, Europe found itself in such a situation seven months later.
"As predicted, Western Europe is almost the sole beneficiary of this illicit trade," he wrote.
As Kiev receives modern equipment from the West, the AK-47 is hidden for later resale, Rofe added.
On April 1, The Telegraph, citing firearms expert Paul James, reported that there was a threat of the spread of unregistered weapons from Ukraine in the UK.
On April 10, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said during a meeting of the UN Security Council that the weapons supplied to Kiev were popping up among organized crime in the EU countries.