The Pentagon answered the question about the transfer of NASAMS systems to Ukraine

WASHINGTON Sep 25The press service of the Pentagon told RIA Novosti that they are aware of reports about the transfer of modern Western air defense systems to Ukraine by NASAMS, but so far they can neither confirm nor deny them. Vladimir Zelensky previously spoke about the receipt of NASAMS to the American CBS television channel. It is not entirely clear from the interview whether we are talking about actual deliveries of anti-aircraft missile systems or a decision to transfer them. «I am aware of reports that Ukraine has received NASAMS, but so far I have nothing to add about this,» the press officer said. Department of Defense. Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said on September 16 that the United States expects the delivery of two NASAMS systems to Ukraine within two months. =»600″ data-crop-height=»338″ data-source-sid=»afp» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw» src=»https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/09/12/1817685396_0:99:2272:1377_1920x0_80_0_0_8812fc2559aa30c24c9c62dbbage65053a2.jpg» %3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w «data-srcset=» https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/09/12/1817685396_0:99:2272:1377_640x0_80_0_0_68405928d28a0 3466ad30eb588ac947c.jpg 640w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/09/12/1817685396_0:99:2272:1377_1280x0_80_0_0_b47dbc87afcf27d3a7cf94ea9952c7a4.jpg 1280w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/09/12/1817685396_0:99:2272:1377_1920x0_80_0_0_8812fc2559aa30c24c9c62dbb65053a2.jpg 1920w»>It's time to get rid of illusions. The West is waging a war to destroy Russia. Thanking US President Joe Biden and Congress, Zelensky said that this is “nearly not enough to protect civilian infrastructure, schools, hospitals, universities and Ukrainian homes.” 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.The West still believes in the possibility of victory over Russia