NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 31The United States did not transfer NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) to Ukraine, they will be delivered to the country after the contract for their production is completed, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said. it is known that they will be produced and then delivered,” he told reporters, answering the question whether it is true that NASAMS has not yet been transferred to Ukraine. U.S. senator discusses military aid to Ukraine with ZelenskyAs reported, the U.S. Department of Defense signed a $182 million contract with U.S. defense conglomerate Raytheon Technologies to purchase NASAMS for Ukraine. dollars. The package, among other things, includes six NASAMS SAMs. At the same time, the US administration noted that deliveries under this tranche would begin only in a few months and would continue for several years. The Russian Federation had previously sent a note to NATO countries due to arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. >»We can not join the fight»: the United States declared a threat due to assistance to Ukraine
