Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Patriot air defense was “outdated”. He told this to reporters TASS.
He added that these systems are “worse than the S-300” and are “an antidote to the Patriot.” According to him, the supply of these systems to Ukraine will “prolong the conflict in Ukraine.”
Washington, as previously reported to be continued To provide military aid to Kiev. President of the United States Joe Biden noted that during the meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky in Washington, we were talking about the strengthening of the country’s air defense.
The American leader stated that both Democrats and Republicans support Kiev.
Prior to that, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the new aid package to Ukraine would include Patriot air defense systems. It is reported that a total of 1.85 billion dollars will be allocated. In addition to the Patriot air defense system, the new package will also include precision-guided missiles for warplanes.
Source: Gazeta
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