Vladimir Putin has attempted to downplay Ukraine’s military capabilities on several occasions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to destroy the Patriot Missile Defense Systems if the U.S. follows through with its commitment to supply them to Ukraine.
In an interview that aired on Christmas Day on the state-controlled Rossiya-1 TV channel, Putin vowed to destroy the anti-missile system that can effectively destroy incoming targets.
During the interview with state-approved journalist Pavel Zarubin, Putin said he was assured Ukraine « does not have such complexes yet » and maintained Russia would destroy the systems.
« Of course, we will click, 100 percent, » Putin said, according to the Russian state media outlet TASS.
The Patriot Missle Defense System is a key part of the $1.85 billion security assistance support package that the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday.
