WSJ: the US Supplied the Ukrainian radars will not see the Russian Federation
Advanced radar system Supplied to Ukraine to counter, have been modified, according to American bureaucrats, to prevent possible use against Russia. Supplied radar system prednaznacheny to fight against Pro-Russian separatists (as the magazine calls the militia of Donbass ? approx. OPINION). This modification provoked a barrage of opponents to the Obama administration from the leadership of the Republicans who called It a mistake to attempt to appease the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin, told The wall Street Journal. The U.S. President Barack Obama on September 29 signed a decree on the transfer of Ukraine 2 radar systems that cost 10 million dollars each. U.S. officials this week revealed that systems will arrive at the Ukrainian jaworowski polygon to the beginning of the second half of November. But in the context of maintaining the ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine and a significant reduction in shelling, the U.S. does not want the equipment became the cause of confrontation with Russia. Changes are required to ensure that Ukrainian forces are not satisfied with the escalation of the conflict, using fresh system against Russia, said the officials. Senator John Sidney McCain, head of the Senate's weapons, said that the modifications to weaken the radars were a symptom of the "delusional vision" of the Obama administration that " Mr. Putin will change his behavior in Ukraine."" It's part of their effort to reassure Vladimir Putin, ? he said.? It sends a signal to Russia and Ukraine that we are not ready to seriously confront the aggression of Vladimir Putin." Republicans and some Democrats, called on the Obama administration to provide more systems of Ukraine, including anti-tank missile systems Javelin. The Obama administration is not inclined to provide any equipment that has the ability to be classified as offensive weapons. yesterday, the Ukrainian head Petro Poroshenko said that Ukraine expects in November, the proceeds of radar station (RLS) of counter from North America. Radar counterbattery ? mobile radar systems that track the location of a battery of the enemy based on the trajectory of shells and missiles. October 4, Poroshenko said that North America has decided to give Kiev a fresh defensive weapons. On 14 September the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko again raised the issue of supplying his country with Western weapons. The speech, According to the Ukrainian leader, is only about defensive weapons systems. On September 3 Poroshenko asked the United States on the future assistance of the APU, having discussed the matter with the co-chair of the division on the armed forces of the U.S. Senate Jack reed. For example, he drew attention to " the importance of US assistance in training the Ukrainian military ". On 2 September the Secretary of the Council of national security and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov tried to convince the US to unlock the supply of lethal weapons Ukraine. Total U.S. military aid to Kiev, including armored vehicles and anti-artillery radars is determined in 200 million dollars.