"Ring Trade": Biden transfers weapons to countries that equip Ukraine - media

The United States with their large reserves of old weapons will eventually be able to exceed Germany by the volume of such transactions. In the conditions where a small group of pro -Russian Republicans, led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, blocks 61 billion new assistance to Ukraine, Biden and his Secretary of State Anthony Blinken decided to act creatively. They use the wide non -cost white home powers in terms of military assistance.

In early January, Ecuador President Daniel Noboa announced in radio interview that Ecuador would give the United States weapons "metal" in exchange for new weapons worth $ 200 million, which Washington would give later. Lutcht can subsequently be given to Ukraine. Part of this old equipment, apparently, flew to Ukraine on January 25 on the An-124 aircraft. The author of the publication suggests that Ukraine was transferred to the SAC "OSA" of Soviet production.

"Ospter" combines radar and launcher for rockets up to 10 km. In the 1990s, 10 such SPRs were bought in Ukraine. Not the best air defense system in the world, but simple and reliable. For example, in service with the 1129th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Armed Forces is both "wasps" and modern starting installations of Stormer of British production. They complement each other. According to Oryx analysts, by 2022 the Armed Forces had about 100 "OS", 16 of them were lost.

Ukraine received such SAC from Poland to Ecuador. After Ecuador, in January, the United States concluded a larger tripartite weapon supply agreement. In one of them the mediator was Greece. According to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini and other media, the Baiden administration offered Athens three patrol boats of the Protector class, two Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft, 10 turbopes of Allison T56 T56 T56 transport trucks. In exchange, Americans want the Greeks to give more weapons to Ukrainians.

"We are interested in the defense potential that Greece could pass or sell to Ukraine," Blinken said. It is reported that the Greek government has already reserved old weapons for further supply. As in the case of Ecuador, air defense systems and launchers and HAWK, as well as missiles and launchers and labeling settings "Thor" and "OSA" can be transmitted. Recall that Biden can send weapons to Ukraine without the approval of Congress.