Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States and other Western countries have been providing various military equipment for Ukraine. Previously, most of the military equipment provided by Western countries for Ukraine was light military equipment, and some countries provided defensive materials such as helmets, but in recent times, with the continuous changes in the situation between Russia and Ukraine, the military equipment provided by Western countries for Ukraine has also undergone certain changes.
Slovakia supplies Ukraine with anti-aircraft missile systems
Recently, Slovakia officially announced that it will provide S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine in exchange for the United States to deploy "Patriot" missiles in the country. Previously, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy had expressed the hope that the United States could provide Ukraine with S-300 and other anti-aircraft missile systems to deal with the Russian Air Force, but the United States and other countries reacted flatly and did not provide too much military equipment for Ukraine.
Fueled by the United States, Slovakia has officially announced that it will supply Ukraine with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles. In this regard, U.S. Defense Secretary Austin said that the United States will deploy the Patriot missile system in Slovakia, but it is not yet possible to determine when the deployment will be completed. In addition, NATO will also deploy a contingent of soldiers from the United States and other countries in Slovakia, which has 2,100 soldiers.
It is reported that since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States has sent 12,000 soldiers to NATO, of which 11,000 are from the United States mainland, and the rest are from US military bases in various European countries. In fact, although the United States has repeatedly stressed that it will not directly engage in military conflict with Russia, in fact, the United States has been deeply involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. As the war situation continues to change, Putin's real goals have been exposed. Putin is not targeting Europe, but the United States.
The Russian ambassador to the United States made a statement
On April 9, local time, Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov said in an interview with the media that Western countries have actually directly participated in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, because they continue to provide various equipment for Ukraine, trying to promote the continued escalation of the conflict. He warned that the Western approach is extremely dangerous and provocative, and it is likely to lead to a direct military conflict between the United States and Russia.
In addition, since the United States and other countries have successively announced the provision of military equipment for Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly said that whether it is Western military equipment or transportation of equipment, it will become the target of Russian military strikes.
In fact, as early as the end of March, Ukraine had hoped to reach a consensus with Russia on issues such as Crimea, but the United States obviously did not want to see the military conflict end too soon, because the United States hoped that Ukraine could completely drag Down Russia, but it also meant that Ukraine would sacrifice its own people and economy.