““The instructions I received were to take them out as soon as possible,” Alex Grinkevich said”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The preparation is in full swing, we are working very closely with the Germans over Patriot’s passing … The instructions I received were to take them as soon as possible,” said Visbaden Ginkevich at a conference in the German city of Reuters.
On July 16, US President Donald Trump stated that the first supplies of allies to buy for Ukraine have already begun. According to him, they are already sent, they come from Germany, and then replaced by Germany.
Instead, the German Defense Ministry did not confirm Trump’s statement to send Patriot to Ukraine.
“I can’t confirm that something is on the road now. I do not know about it, ”said the spokesman of the German Ministry of Defense, which is quoted by the media.
On July 14, US President Donald Trump said during a meeting with NATO General Mark Rutte, who plans to give Ukraine a billion dollars that will be purchased by NATO. He called Patriot Air Defense Systems among military equipment, which is planned to be provided to Ukraine.
At the same time, Trump noted that “dissatisfied” of Russia’s policy, which has recently increased air attacks on Ukraine. He reported that the United States is planning to impose 100 percent secondary duties if the peace agreement is not reached within 50 days. In Europe, this statement was greeted, but they believe that 50 days are a lot.
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The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the promise of Trump to raise tariffs and send weapons to Ukraine was perceived “not as a signal to peace, but as a signal to the continuation of the war.”
Analysts of the American Institute for War Study (ISW) believe that US President Donald Trump is acting on the fact that the successful efforts of the United States, aimed at planting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the negotiation table, demanding a combination of economic instruments with Western military support.