The United States Congressional Research Service studied the results of the transfer of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) to Ukraine. It has been reported RT based on expert opinion.
According to experts, weapons supply to Kiev could be a problem for Washington. It is emphasized that it is necessary to understand from which source it is safest to allocate the available weapons from the US Armed Forces (AF).
In the active units and stocks of the American ground forces there are air defense systems, they drew attention to the media.
At the same time, it may be risky for the U.S. military to provide air defense systems in service with the U.S. Armed Forces headquarters or Indo-Pacific command.
There will also be a risk that the United States will buy weapons from stockpiles, which will negatively affect the training of military personnel and the modernization of the army.
It is also clear from the report that there will be additional costs in the form of training the Ukrainian army and subsequent maintenance of the air defense system.
Analysts also talked about the high cost of Patriot.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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