Kosachev: Words Turchynov confirm the direction NATO missile defense against Russia
The missile defense system in the European Union is designed to compensate for the Russian nuclear potential, the head of the international Department of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev....

The message of the Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov on the need to deploy additional missile defense system for defense against Russia " confirms that the missile defense system in the European Union is designed to compensate for the Russian nuclear potential, the Head of the international Department of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.
"Turchynov, apparently not realizing that issues a" military secret ", but in reality is an open secret, admitted that officially deny his American supervisors: that the missile defense system in the European Union was created and developed not under the real and mythical dangers from the Middle East, and in order to try to compensate for Russia's nuclear potential, "said Kosachev, reports RIA" Novosti ". According to Kosachev, Kiev tried to embed itself in the line of containment of Russia." But overdone for American citizens is a bad service, they don't know what to do with Ukraine's application for NATO membership, as well as with endless requests of Ukrainians About the money and weapons, " said the Senator.
Speaking about the decision of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to stop military-technical cooperation with Russia, Kosachev has noticed that " if at the same time to break the agreement on military-technical cooperation and debt, eventually becomes no weapons, no money." In relation to Ukraine - the former and the latter is not surprising, But sad, because the story is about our neighbor and long-term solutions that may have irreversible", he added. Harm such irresponsible steps will ultimately be applied to the partners of Ukraine, not Russia, against which they samichlaus, and only to herself, finished a Head of Department. On Wednesday, the Secretary of Council of national security and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that Kiev can hold meetings on the installation within the country's anti-missile system for protection against nuclear dangers from Russia. The head the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov later said that the statements of the Kiev authorities about the possibility of deploying missile defense elements in Ukraine is absolutely useless and are hot air. The President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow will accept the placing of the ABM of the USA in Ukraine is negative, it will be dangerous Russia. However, NATO said that the defense system of the Commonwealth is for protection only member countries of the Commonwealth. Recall, Ukraine last year is talking about nuclear weapons. So, in September 2014, the then head of the defense Ministry of Ukraine Valeriy geletey said that Kiev is ready to return to the issue of restoration of nuclear status, if the West will not help him win in an armed conflict in the Donbass. Thus geletey said that Russia lost Ukraine hybrid war " and " unofficial channels threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons ". Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, commenting on this message, wrote: "About a monkey with a grenade I've heard. But About a monkey who dreams about nuclear grenade, you hear the first time." In the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation also explained the letter to the Ukrainian Minister, noting that " the adequacy of the head of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine - the subject of research by the experts in the military field ".