Experts say the US, UK and France would have to all halt arm sales for sanctions to hurt the kingdom. (Reuters: Fahad Shadeed )
ABC News Online: Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi arms deals worth billions likely to stay in place despite journalist's killing, experts say
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has refocused attention on controversial arms sales to the kingdom.
Germany has led the way by deciding to halt arms sales to the regime with Chancellor Angela Merkel urging allies to do likewise in condemnation of the brutal killing, which she described as "monstrous".
But will other Western nations oblige the German leader?
So far only Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has threatened to cancel a multi-million-dollar defence contract in response to Khashoggi's death, while nations such as Sweden, Norway, Belgium and Finland have already backed away from arms trade with the Saudis.
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