The White House is working to donate advanced anti-ship missiles to Ukrainian fighter jets to help overcome Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea.
The United States is considering either direct delivery to Ukraine or by transferring from European countries two types of powerful anti-ship missiles-Harpoon made by Boeing and Naval Strike Missile made by Kongsberg, Raytheon Technologies, Reuters reports.
Ukraine has already asked the United States for missiles that could push Russia’s fleet away from Black Sea ports, allowing grains and other agricultural products to be shipped back around the world. However, there have been talks in the U.S. about barriers to providing more powerful long-lasting weapons to Ukraine, citing the need for long training, difficulties in maintaining equipment, or fears that American weapons could seized by Russian forces.
One of the issues preventing Ukraine from acquiring missiles is the limited availability of Harpoon launch platforms from the coast, which some officials say is technically difficult because it is almost a missile launched at sea.
However, two U.S. officials said the United States is working on potential solutions that include removing launchers from U.S. ships and moving them to Ukraine.
Brian Clark, a naval expert at the Hudson Institute, said 12 to 24 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, with a range of more than 100 km, were enough to threaten Russian ships.
Recall that due to blocked ports, Ukraine loses 170 million dollars every day. 90 million tons of agricultural products are intercepted within the country. Later, UN Secretary-General António Guterres offered to lift some sanctions against Russia in exchange for the Kremlin’s unblocking grain exports from Ukraine. To which Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President, responded that it was not necessary to “improve Russia’s position” for this.
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Source: korrespondent
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