Tosiaan mitään suurempaa tietoa aihepiiristä ei ole l. jatketaan spekulointia, mutta ilmeisesti briteillä on ollut jo aiemmin puuhia ukrainan ja laivastotekniikan suhteen. Eli tämä ei ilmeisesti ole viikko sitten keksitty avaus. Britit voi tietysti olla myös ns. pienempi tai vähemmän eskaloiva (hullu konservatiivipäåministeri!) paha Venäjän silmissä, vaikka romut oikeasti tulisi jenkeiltä, joka olisi suorempi haaste. Googlella tuli vastaan seuraavaa:
Marraskuussa tapahtunutta:
The purpose of the Agreement is to bolster Ukraine’s naval capabilities by providing the framework for a £1.7bn loans package to enable Ukraine to purchase two British minesweeper vessels and retrofit UK weapons systems to existing vessels, and for specified UK contractors to work with Ukraine to build eight missile ships and a frigate. The package also includes consultancy and technical support for the building of naval infrastructure, including the delivery of equipment.”
Ja:
Ukraine will receive anti-ship missiles from the UK to counter the Russian Navy in the Black and Azov Seas, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, ex-Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko has said in an interview with Radio Novoye Vremya.
“For the first time, our Armed Forces, in particular the Navy, will receive real weapons, missiles, which will finally allow us to oppose something to the Russians in the Black and Azov Seas”, he said.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
Marraskuussa tapahtunutta:
The purpose of the Agreement is to bolster Ukraine’s naval capabilities by providing the framework for a £1.7bn loans package to enable Ukraine to purchase two British minesweeper vessels and retrofit UK weapons systems to existing vessels, and for specified UK contractors to work with Ukraine to build eight missile ships and a frigate. The package also includes consultancy and technical support for the building of naval infrastructure, including the delivery of equipment.”
Ja:
Ukraine will receive anti-ship missiles from the UK to counter the Russian Navy in the Black and Azov Seas, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, ex-Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko has said in an interview with Radio Novoye Vremya.
“For the first time, our Armed Forces, in particular the Navy, will receive real weapons, missiles, which will finally allow us to oppose something to the Russians in the Black and Azov Seas”, he said.

Britain supplying Ukraine with weapons to counter Russian Navy
Ukraine will receive anti-ship missiles from the UK to counter the Russian Navy in the Black and Azov Seas, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko has said.
