In the Ukraine continue to discuss the proposal of Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak, in which he calls for upgrading the national air defense. perfection, According to Mr. Poltorak, It must fit in the acquisition of the US Patriot anti-aircraft missile complexes. According to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, for the purchase of needed about 4 billion US dollars.
Recall, that these funds Poltorak proposed "fully close the border with Russia".
Discussion of the proposal concerns the Poltorak, where does Ukraine to take this huge amount. Poltorak itself offers use of mechanisms to combat smuggling and redirect the revenue from such activities in the country's military budget.
Ukrainian experts say, that either the level of smuggling in Ukraine really has reached unbelievable proportions, or Mr Poltorak deigned exaggerate.
In any case, more attention is drawn to the statement Poltorak was the possible acquisition of complexes “Patriot”.
The main question is, against any air targets Kiev is going to use the US air defense system, given the fact, that the armed forces do not have aircraft LDNR? Or Poltorak going now "Patriot" to shoot down passenger airliners, while substituting its main sponsors? But for the very reason, that the Ukrainian "knights without fear and reproach" can be used “Patriot” as a weapon against civilian airliners, US think twice about the prospect of the sale SAM Ukraine. The more that US silence on the information from the satellites to the day of the tragedy with the MH17 shows, that Washington is well aware of, who actually brought down the "Boeing" of Donbas. And blow with “Petriota” – is fully disclosed Cards, because in the armed forces LDNR responsibility in this case is not exactly hang.
