Bild Military Viewer Patriot Systems , calling him not only politically but also economically contradictory. He wrote about it in his material from April 16.
According to Ryopke, Ukraine requires new weapons to protect the civilian population from massive Russian shelling. The analyst recalled the latest attacks on Kryvyi Rih and Sumy, including a blow to the playground and the territory near the university.
Patriot missiles are produced in the USA only in the US, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev is ready to buy weapons at its own expense - in particular at the expense of frozen Russian assets - and with the support of European partners. According to him, it is about weapons worth up to $ 50 billion.
However, Ryopke notes, even such a proposal did not convince Donald Trump. Answering the journalist's questions about a possible agreement during a meeting with President El Salvador Naibole Bukele on April 14, Trump hinted that he did not make sense in military assistance:
“He always wants rockets, you know. When you start war, you have to understand that you can win it. It is impossible to start a war with those who are 20 times larger and hope that they will just give you rockets, ”the former President of the United States said.
Ryopke believes that this approach is not only politically dangerous, but also contradicts business logic: “Even from a purely economic point of view, refusal to sell weapons looks illogical. The US lost a chance to earn billions of dollars. "
The analyst also provides Bloomberg , according to which the United States has already reduced the amount of Ukraine's liabilities to repay the assistance under the mineral agreement - from $ 300 to $ 100 billion.
“It seems that Trump is more concerned about income, but symbolism. And this is in favor of the aggressor, ”Ryopke summed up.
Trump's comments caused outrage among Ukrainian politicians. In particular, People's Deputy Marian Bezugla named the statements of the US President on April 15 the basis for revision of diplomatic relations with Washington and accused the United States for the powerful aggression of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, Trump also wrote on his social network Truth Socal that the responsibility for the war in Ukraine is borne by President Zelensky and the former head of the White House Joe Biden.
