Ukraine wants to purchase US the newest air defense system.

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Kiev is ready to buy equipment at considerable expense.

Ukraine has officially appealed to the United States with a proposal to purchase air defense systems. This was stated by our country’s Ambassador in Washington, Valeriy Chaly, reports the New time.

According to him, the army required at least three air defense systems. The cost of each is around $ 750 million, so the total amount of possible transactions will exceed $ 2 billion. “Our vision for the next period, in my opinion, a sea space, air space. It is something without which we simply cannot provide defense of the country”, – said the Ambassador.

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The diplomat also said that Ukraine needs the drones, contributorily radar and systems against snipers. According to him, a request to purchase military equipment were announced at the high and highest levels, in particular personally Petro Poroshenko Donald Trump and his national security adviser John Bolton.

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Informed about the needs of the APU in air defense systems said the military Minister Stepan Poltorak. In may on the question of what weapons Ukraine “begged” the US, in addition to anti-tank missiles Javelin, head of the Ministry of defense responded that it is necessary to develop air forces. “You know, we need to increase the level of readiness of our air forces, air defense”, – he said.

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