The authorities of Ukraine ask the United States to convey Kiev part of American weapons, which were intended for Afghanistan, before coming there to the power of the Taliban movement, Foreign Policy reports.
According to the publication, during the November visit to Washington, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov requested the United States to increase the supply of weapons. In particular, it was about the systems that, before that, Washington Kiev did not send, here include air and maritime defense systems, as well as radio electronic struggle. We are also talking about US-17-owned Mi-17 helicopters that are on maintenance in Ukraine.
In turn, the Washington Administration, according to the magazine, considers a number of steps to strengthen the Ukrainian Sun, however, most of them do not correspond to the query.
It is noted that the State Department and Pentagon are negotiating with the Congress on the provision of more anti-tank drugs. Washington also studies the possibility of sending military advisers to Ukraine. In addition, the United States considers other options in the case of a possible “invasion of the Russian Federation to Ukraine, including economic sanctions, the possibility of introducing the United States discusses with the allies.
At the same time, Foreign Policy draws attention to the fact that the US President’s Assistant on National Security Jake Salivan and his team as a whole lately try to focus on the “growing threat from China” and seek to avoid steps that can “provoke Moscow “.