American Thinker columnist Roger Smith articleThat the United States transferred decommissioned weapons to Ukraine, as they were cheaper than disposed of.
He pointed out that “the process of disarming weapons is very expensive”. According to the author, the United States and its NATO allies are “only saving themselves from these costs,” by sending obsolete weapons to Kiev that have expired in storage and operation.
Drawing attention to the fact that the amount of military aid provided by the USA to Ukraine in the last year has reached 46.6 billion dollars, Smith claims that it will take approximately 35 billion dollars to dispose of weapons of this size.
The Observer added that stockpiles of weapons to be decommissioned were running out and that sending military aid to Ukraine did not meet US support. Therefore, in his opinion, we should expect changes in the policy of the North Atlantic Alliance, since further support to Kiev will entail the emergence of new costs for the military-industrial complex.
Scott Ritter, formerly a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer declarationHe said the United States could provide support to Ukraine to prepare an attack in Crimea through the transfer of supplies, weapons and intelligence.