Reuters: U.S. approves possible sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles and launch units to Ukraine at an estimated cost of $47 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
The United States said in December it would provide Ukraine with defensive weapons.
Since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine and Russia have been at loggerheads over a war in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces that has killed more than 10,000 people in three years.
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WNU Editor: These are lethal weapons.
More News On The U.S. Approving The Sale Of Anti-Tank Missiles To Ukraine
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US Approves Sale of 210 Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles to Ukraine -- Sputnik International
US State Dept approves sale of $47mn worth of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine -- RT
210 is not that much, but is a deterrent.
ReplyDeleteIt's enough to smoke every mbt in donbass
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ReplyDeleteYou are right, but Russia can refill Donbass very quickly.
If Russia wants to use tanks for "peaceful talks and peaceful unification", then we can send tank busters for equally peaceful means. Sick and tired of Russia attacking the west and pretending WE are the aggressors.. Russia list just last few years
ReplyDelete1. Russia invaded Georgia
2. Russia invaded Ukraine
3. Russia sides with tyrant Assad (condemned by entire world)
4. Russia develops 100 megaton SALTED torpedo that would devastate the environment for hundreds of years to come - this is against all sort of warfare agreements
5. Russia hacks US and meddles in elections
6. Russia hacks Germany, UK and other Europeans nations
7. Russia breaks North Korea sanctions and sells them a whole lot of shit
8. Russia kills opposition leaders, and those to powerful it forbids them to run against Putin
9. Russia ATTACKS a US Base that is behind the de-escalation lines -- now it ponders if it should reply to the US defending itself. What a joke. STOP attacking us!
shall I go on?
LMFAO,
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Amen Anonymous, it is what I have been saying for a while now.
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