The U.S. Department of defense, Despite the protests of the U.S. Congress, insists on the purchase of Russian helicopters for the mission in Afghanistan, said on the show in Zhukovsky, the head of the Rosoboronexport delegation Igor Sevastyanov.
" Despite protests from members of Congress, various replacement options, transition to American manufacturing, American military-level Pentagon stubbornly pushing on the purchase of Russian helicopters " - quoted expression Sevastyanova RIA " Novosti ". He also said that certain high-ranking American military on the negotiations with representatives of Russia has stated many times about the fact that with pleasure armed Russian weapons, in particular helicopters, a division of the American army, if there was political will. Remember decline in Ukraine, the culprit which the West believes the Russian Federation, the USA and the European Union has imposed against Russia punishment. For example, the US told about temporary suspension of military cooperation with Russia, and also introduced limits on realization in Russian Federation of products of military and dual-purpose. In addition, lobbyists tried to achieve cancellation of the contract for helicopters, but the Ministry of defense refused, noting that the existing consensus ought to do. At this point in time in Afghanistan under the three contracts delivered 45 Mi-17V-5 helicopters. The total amount of contracts for production and delivery 63 Mi-17V-5 is 1, 3 billion dollars.

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