The US has confirmed: NATO plans to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses! The Slovak S-300 should also be key – Topky.sk

However, the US and NATO are still working to resolve the issue of how to replace Slovakia’s defense capabilities, and the transfer of the system to Ukraine is therefore not yet certain, writes CNN. According to two television sources, Slovakia is asking for assurances that the S-300 system will be replaced immediately. Slovakia demands compensation If Slovakia provides its S-300 system, it will probably receive a US-made Patriot air defense missile system, CNN writes, referring to two other sources familiar with the negotiations. Germany and the Netherlands have already announced that they are sending the Patriot system to Slovakia. Photo gallery (6) On March 16, 2022, a convoy transporting the Patriot missile system to Slovakia left Husum, Germany. The delivery of the Patriot system to Slovakia is part of NATO’s efforts to strengthen the Alliance’s eastern wing in connection with the war in Ukraine.
Source: TASR / AP / DPA / Frank Molter Germany and the Netherlands have already publicly announced that they are sending the Patriot system to Slovakia. But the integration of a new, comprehensive air defense system into the country’s existing military architecture, as well as the training of its forces, “may take a while,” one source said. The US State Department and the Slovak Embassy in Washington declined to comment on the reports, CNN added. The Ministry of Defense insists that Slovakia cannot get rid of the S-300 air defense system without adequate compensation, which currently protects Slovak airspace, ministry spokeswoman Martina Koval Kakascikova confirmed in response to information from the US CNN that Slovakia has tentatively agreed to send the system to Ukraine. Photo gallery (6) Source: TASR / Dano Veselský US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will arrive in Slovakia on Thursday (March 17). Over the weekend at RTVS, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽANO) did not rule out that the delivery of the S-300 system to Ukraine could also be a topic of conversation. He also emphasized that the security of his own territory was paramount. The US has confirmed: NATO plans to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses! The Slovak S-300 should also be key. AUTHOR: © Zoznam / AMaj SOURCE: TASR VIDEO: Topky / Vlado Anjel, Facebook / General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Report an error