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Leo ijumaa,18 March, Russia imesema kuwa itashambulia msafara wote utakaokuwa wapeleka mfumo wa ulinzi wa anga wa S-300 kwenda Ukraine. Kauli hiyo imejiri baada ya Slovakia kusema ipo tayari kutuma S-300 kwenda Ukraine. Mfumo huo uliombwa na Zelensky kwa Biden hivi karibuni ili kujikinga na mashambulizi ya anga ya Russia.
Waziri ma nje wa Russia Sergey Lavrov amesema kuwa Moscow “haitaruhusu” kusafirishwa kwa mfumo wa ulinzi wa anga wa S-300.
Akaongezea kusema kuwa misafara yoyote ya silaha kuingiza Ukraine itahesabiwa na jeshi la Russia kama tageti halali za kushambuliwa.
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15:29 (updated: 17:31)
File photo. Russian anti-aicraft missile systems S-300 (R) and S-400 (L) on display at military industrial exhibition 'Technologies in machine building' during the 'OboronExpo-2014', in the city of Zhukovsky, Moscow region, Russia, 14 August 2014. [EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV]
Russia said on Friday (18 March) it will attack potential supply chains of S-300 air defence systems to Ukraine, following Slovakia’s statement that it is ready to send them to Ukraine if they are immediately replaced.
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow “will not allow” the transfer of S-300 air defence missile systems, following statements in Bratislava that the country would supply its own to Ukraine, as the country resists the attacks of the Russian aggressor for a fourth week.
He even said that any arms supply to Ukraine would be considered by Russia as a “legitimate target”.
Slovakia’s defence minister said that his country was willing to provide Ukraine with S-300 air defences if NATO allies found a substitute. The US Patriot system is considered to be the equivalent of Soviet-made S-300.
The news was largely expected ahead of a visit of the US Defense Secretay Lloyd Austin to Slovakia.
“We have been in discussion with US, Ukraine and also other allies on the possibility to deploy, send or give the S-300 to Ukrainians, and we are willing to do so,” Slovakia’s Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad told a news conference.“But willing to do so immediately when we have a proper replacement.”
Lloyd Austin, speaking alongside Nad, declined to say whether the United States might be willing to fill the gap.“I don’t have any announcements for you this afternoon. These are things that we will continue to work with all of our allies on. And certainly, this is not just a US issue. It’s a NATO issue,” Austin said.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an additional $800 million in security assistance, including weapons to take down Russian planes and tanks.
But the kinds of air defences deployed in Slovakia, which the Ukrainian service members are familiar with, are highly sought after by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
NATO member Slovakia has one battery of the S-300 air defence system, inherited from the Soviet era after the break-up of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
It expects to get Patriot missile defences as part of a new NATO battle group that has just been agreed to be deployed in the country as part of NATO’s reinforcements on the alliance’s eastern flank.
Slovakia shares a 98-kilometre border with Ukraine.
Lloyd Austin is expected in Bulgaria on Friday. Bulgaria has S-300 systems, but the country made it clear it had no plans to send any to Ukraine.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that any arms supplies to Ukraine were equivalent to the country being dragged into war. Ultimately, he said, such an issue should be decided by Parliament.
He also said that Bulgaria needed its S-300 for its own air defence, particularly the Kozlodui Nuclear power plant.
To illustrate the need for credible air defences, Radev mentioned the recent incident with the drone that overflew two other NATO countries before crashing near Zagreb.
www.euractiv.com
Waziri ma nje wa Russia Sergey Lavrov amesema kuwa Moscow “haitaruhusu” kusafirishwa kwa mfumo wa ulinzi wa anga wa S-300.
Akaongezea kusema kuwa misafara yoyote ya silaha kuingiza Ukraine itahesabiwa na jeshi la Russia kama tageti halali za kushambuliwa.
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Russia says will attack Slovakia’s S-300 missile supplies to Ukraine
By Georgi Gotev | EURACTIV.com15:29 (updated: 17:31)
File photo. Russian anti-aicraft missile systems S-300 (R) and S-400 (L) on display at military industrial exhibition 'Technologies in machine building' during the 'OboronExpo-2014', in the city of Zhukovsky, Moscow region, Russia, 14 August 2014. [EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV]
Russia said on Friday (18 March) it will attack potential supply chains of S-300 air defence systems to Ukraine, following Slovakia’s statement that it is ready to send them to Ukraine if they are immediately replaced.
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow “will not allow” the transfer of S-300 air defence missile systems, following statements in Bratislava that the country would supply its own to Ukraine, as the country resists the attacks of the Russian aggressor for a fourth week.
He even said that any arms supply to Ukraine would be considered by Russia as a “legitimate target”.
Slovakia’s defence minister said that his country was willing to provide Ukraine with S-300 air defences if NATO allies found a substitute. The US Patriot system is considered to be the equivalent of Soviet-made S-300.
The news was largely expected ahead of a visit of the US Defense Secretay Lloyd Austin to Slovakia.
“We have been in discussion with US, Ukraine and also other allies on the possibility to deploy, send or give the S-300 to Ukrainians, and we are willing to do so,” Slovakia’s Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad told a news conference.“But willing to do so immediately when we have a proper replacement.”
Lloyd Austin, speaking alongside Nad, declined to say whether the United States might be willing to fill the gap.“I don’t have any announcements for you this afternoon. These are things that we will continue to work with all of our allies on. And certainly, this is not just a US issue. It’s a NATO issue,” Austin said.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an additional $800 million in security assistance, including weapons to take down Russian planes and tanks.
But the kinds of air defences deployed in Slovakia, which the Ukrainian service members are familiar with, are highly sought after by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
NATO member Slovakia has one battery of the S-300 air defence system, inherited from the Soviet era after the break-up of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
It expects to get Patriot missile defences as part of a new NATO battle group that has just been agreed to be deployed in the country as part of NATO’s reinforcements on the alliance’s eastern flank.
Slovakia shares a 98-kilometre border with Ukraine.
Lloyd Austin is expected in Bulgaria on Friday. Bulgaria has S-300 systems, but the country made it clear it had no plans to send any to Ukraine.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that any arms supplies to Ukraine were equivalent to the country being dragged into war. Ultimately, he said, such an issue should be decided by Parliament.
He also said that Bulgaria needed its S-300 for its own air defence, particularly the Kozlodui Nuclear power plant.
To illustrate the need for credible air defences, Radev mentioned the recent incident with the drone that overflew two other NATO countries before crashing near Zagreb.
Russia says will attack Slovakia’s S-300 missile supplies to Ukraine
Russia said on Friday (18 March) it will attack potential supply chains of S-300 air defence systems to Ukraine, following Slovakia’s statement that it is ready to send them to Ukraine if they are immediately replaced.
www.euractiv.com
