MOSCOW, 15 Sep. Some members of the US Congress have proposed to put two tactical missile defense systems «Iron Dome» on Ukraine, writes Politico. The Committee on Armed Forces has presented its version of the defense bill for 2022. According to him, the Pentagon must provide a report with options for the potential sale or transfer of «existing systems» to Kiev.
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«After receiving new weapons, tensions in relations between Moscow and Kiev are likely to intensify,» the article says.
It is noted that the United States purchased two Iron Dome batteries from Israel two years ago, but failed to integrate them into its new army command and control system. In early September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington and met with his American counterpart Joe Biden. As a result of the negotiations, an agreement was signed on the strategic foundations of a defense partnership. It determines the further steps of interaction between the defense ministries of the two countries to increase the military potential and readiness of Ukraine to preserve the country's territorial integrity and progress towards compatibility with NATO.
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