The US is finalizing plans to send Raytheon-made Patriot air defense missile systems to Ukraine, and the decision could be made by the Biden administration this week, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Sending the Patriots would mark a significant escalation in US military aid as the missiles are considered to be one of the most advanced US-made air defense systems. The systems are usually in short supply as there is a high demand for them from many US allies.
The plan to send Patriots to Kyiv comes as Russian missile strikes have been pounding Ukrainian infrastructure. President Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday and pledged the US would provide more air defense support.
If the US does provide the system, Ukrainian soldiers would likely be trained on how to use them in Germany. US officials told Reuters that the announcement could be made as soon as Thursday, and the decision is just awaiting the approval of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a former Raytheon board member.
Russia has previously warned NATO against sending Patriot systems to Ukraine and would view the move as an escalation of US involvement in the war. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, said that Patriot systems and any NATO personnel that are sent into Ukraine would become “legitimate targets for our armed forces.”
“Just another snake cult,” to quote Conan the Barbarian, that’s how our, ahem, leaders view Russia. While ‘Sending the Patriots would mark a significant escalation’ — our leaders view Russia with its 6300 or so nukes as just another cult, to be dealt with dismissively. The Administration and its attendant Dread Others expect the Snake Cult to never actually sink its fangs in anywhere near the tender flesh of those in the Empire City. Although we in flyover country and working-stiff land may well be consigned to the Wheel of Pain….
So far Russia never planned a preventive nuclear strike against the enemies, but this situation is going to be changed in near future. Putin said, it is the time to think about that. When a sufficient number of the hypersonic weapons is manufactured, the preventive strike will look not so unrealistic. Some military experts in Russia believe Russia can start and win a nuclear war against US.
Very much to their credit!
Given how strongly Modi reacted to Putin publicly mulling this over I think the Russians might think twice before breaking the nuclear taboo.
A preventive strike on the US, UK, France or in Ukraine? The hypersonic missiles the Russians have presently are of rather short range AFAIK – are you aware of any with a much longer range?
Unless they can find all the submarines I think winning such a conflict will be of very little value, as in the current thinking in ‘NATO’ circles is that the West could easily win a nuclear war, only the win would still come at such a cost as to make it not worth the cost.
Do you know how they define winning, because even if I consider the scenario where they manage to prevent any nuclear strikes on Russia, I’m still hard pressed to see the advantage in winning if that win leaves all Russians in poverty – which is what utterly destroying the western economies would do to all who survives.
Great point on your last paragraph.
“US Poised to Provide Ukraine With Patriot Missile Systems Ukrainian soldiers would likely be trained on how to use the air defense systems in Germany”
A very old school complex system with fewer missiles manufactured each year (250) than Russia shoots into Ukraine in a few days. All US allies are being denuded of Patriot Missiles to throw them away in Ukraine.
More eyewash for the ignorant American public.
I believe Russia has been preparing for all eventualities for years. It did not take any genius in Russia to figure out that the West would never see Russia as an equal partner. Ever. Hence, since W. pulled out of the ABM treaty it has been one step at a time to encircle, arm new members of NATO, ignoring the warning by George Kennan.
Russia has factories and makes their own weapons, Ukraine has no factories remaining and begs for weapons. Guess who wins?
The party with the strongest will to fight?
(Given that the Ukrainians can fight with weapons supplied by the west)
If you do not believe in this then ponder why both the Soviet Union and the US have been beaten in Afghanistan!
Are you predicting a nuclear strike on those western countries? Otherwise they will be used as intended only by being given to the Ukrainians and that is the opposite of being thrown away.
maybe he is predicting a false-flag nuclear strike on those countries, perpetrated by uncle sam and blamed on russia. every loudmouth american patriot would swallow that hook line and sinker, just like 9/11.
Denuding them of their patriots would not change that one bit.
Even Dan Rather chomped on that hook.
Only 250 Patriot missiles are produced each year. That will not help Ukraine or any other client state of the US! Conventional warheads can do the job just fine!
Patriot has a conventional warhead – so just what are you talking about?
What is good for American and Israel arms manufacturers is terrible for humanity.
Yes and the best outcome for the US arms manufactures would be a peace on Putin’s terms i.e. one involving territorial concessions for the Ukrainians.
Simply because that would mean an even more accelerated (re)armament across much of the world.
Whats going on is a attempt to create a no fly zone , the yanks did the same in Afghanistan when the Russians invaded , strange thing is if the yanks had not interfered the Russians would more than likely have destroyed the Mujhideen and Osama Bin Laden hence there would probably have been no attack on the twin towers .
The US did not establish a no fly zone in Afghanistan when the Russians invaded and they do not want to make one in Ukraine as it would lead to direct involvement.
Ah…Jesse…9/11 was an inside job.
Good heavens yes!!!
The “yanks” gave weapons and encouraged strikes within Russia, months before the invasion by Russia. Brzezinski confirmed.
So sick of all the speculation about nuclear war. I say, let ‘er rip, let Mother Earth recover at her own pace without Homo sapiens as the dominant species.
I just regret all the magnificent wildlife, who had no say in this matter, that we’ll take down with us.
I have a very healthy respect for your cynicism Gypsy but I’m inclined to stay a bit longer… 🙂
Sorry, Donna…I’m a fatalist for certain! I believe when your number’s up, your numbers up 😐
“Sending the Patriots would mark a significant escalation in US military aid”
I guess this is another example of not being directly involved. Let’s just call it indirectly to the max. As in there would be no war otherwise.
indirect…to the max! how else are they spinning this war that Congress didn’t declare and no one wants.
It seems as if the US is daring Russia to invade western Ukraine to stop the weapons supply. This would finally ignite the next phase of WWIII with combat between Russia and Poland. Poland is cruising for a bruising. So depressing to think of all the human potential for a beautiful future that would be lost forever. All that to make the neocons happy? Churchill must be celebrating in his grave.
Not a given that the Russians would be able to penetrate deeply from Belarus they were stopped last winter so with fewer well trained soldiers and worse equipment why do you suppose they will do so much better?
Very little evidence that the Poles would actually invade Ukraine to fight the Russians even if they are as you say ‘cruising for a bruising‘, so it would only really work if the Russians were to cross the Polish border or somehow else attack Poland – and I cannot see the Russian advantage in getting NATO involved in a conventional conflict.
Dumb statement. The stuff I read and hear on Russian state tv news daily. No wonder you get so many likes.
–Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, said that Patriot systems and any NATO personnel that are sent into Ukraine would become “legitimate targets for our armed forces.”–
No sh!t Medvedev, it is a legitimate target just like every piece of equipment the West has delivered. This loud Chihuahua is contemplating another chance at the Russian throne.
And if providing Ukraine with Air Defenses just so civilians and civilian infrastructure aren’t destroyed, I’m all in.
Off the cliff we go while eating cheetos and watching Netflix.
The Russian MOD is disarming NATO (Ukraine was disarmed in March), tank by tank, artillery by artillery, air defense by air defense. What they loose in the Ukraine, they loose for the final NATO war against Russia. A war the US/NATO is loosing.
NATO overall has accumulated the following equipment losses;
343 Aircraft, 183 helicopters, 2658 UAV’s, 396 Anti Aircraft systems, 7099 tanks inc. APC’s, 931 multiple rocket launchers, 3685 rocket launchers and 7599 military automotive equipment.
What is your source? NATO has not yet transferred even one single aircraft to Ukraine, not one tank (EDIT western made that is), but some APC and MLRS’
Ukrainian losses (just the ones we can confirm by pictures):
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html
Russian losses (just the ones we can confirm by pictures):
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html
A truly futile and stupid gesture being done on someones part and Joey Biden is that retard!
It’s not problem Russian radar sees them
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/12/us-to-send-more-wunderwaffen-to-ukraine.html#more