American Santa Claus Gives Poroshenko Present Early - Brand New Weapons For Donbass War

- Now, let's talk about presents. American Ded Moroz, that is Santa Claus, sent this year to Ukraine, or already put under the Christmas tree, as Petr Poroshenko said, a whole arsenal. Full-bore rifles, ammunition, aiming sight, and, most importantly, long-awaited, so much desired anti-tank missiles FGM-148 Javelin. 35 launchers and 210 missiles. The American press, with reference to sources in their president's administration, writes that the parcel is on its way. If we're to talk about peace, this is lethal weapons, and it is lethal, there's nothing more lethal. Continue watching to see what we mean.

Javelin. That's how a new generation anti-tank missile complex is called that is capable of turning even Russian military equipment into scrap metal in a matter of seconds.

 

This is an FGM-148 Javelin missile. It's one of the best anti-tank missiles in the world. If not the best. There's no shield in the world that would withstand this missile's impact. It's a smart missile. Point it, fire it and forget about it. It'll hit the target by itself.

More than anything else, the FGM-148 Javelin's success is provided by the fact that if once launched, it's almost guaranteed to kill.

- Sergeant, it's curious that it's not that heavy.

- Yes, it's quite light. It's just 20 kilograms together with the launcher. It's well-balanced, so the shooter almost doesn't feel the weight.

If the missile was launched, no one can hide from it. Everyone inside is dead.

- Let's talk to the ones who will receive these gifts. Let's turn to Donbass, to Donetsk. Eduard Basorin, Deputy Head of the DPR Ministry of Defense is talking live to us.

Mr. Basorin, we've just shown a video about these so-called defensive weapons. It's lethal, of course. For some reason, official Ukrainian authorities don't like this word. Anyway, everyone saw what the FGM-148 Javelin looks like. Does Donbass have anything to respond with?

- Good evening! Well, let's recall the phrase "one of the best." We still have the RPG-7. And the reality is that the FGM-148 Javelin s somewhere behind the RPG-7.

- It's important to understand that today, American journalists stated that it wasn't just approved, it wasn't just that Donald Trump signed it, but the "New Year parcel," quoting Poroshenko, is somewhere near you. Can you prove or refute this information? Have you seen the FGM-148 Javelin?

- Well, not really. If they arrive here, we'll know. We don't know anything about it so far.

- Now, about Alexander Zakharchenko. We read his statement. He said that DPR is capable of giving locally produced arms to more than 3000 guerrilla fighters on the territories controlled by Kiev. Is this true? What did he mean? What kind of weapons? What's he talking about? Tell us, please. Do you know?

Mr. Basorin, do you hear us?

Mr. Basorin, do you hear us?

We must be having some troubles with the sound. We'll try to fix the connection with Donetsk. We'll definitely come back there to see what's going on in Donbass.

Mr. Khinshtein, from our Foreign Ministry's point of view, if we make assessments from their point of view, Americans crossed the red line. We know that there're American weapons there. But those were private supplies, and now, on the state level, they equip those who'll be killing civilians.

Alexander Khinshtein, Director's advisor at the National Guard of Russia:

- The question is how to react?

- Well, yes.

- Well, if I acted as a private individual, I'd say that balance is always important. If Americans supply these weapons to one party, then someone, for example, Russia, could equip another party with such weapons. Moreover, I can't share the delight of the TV presenter who said that the FGM-148 Javelin is the best weapon, the best portable anti-tank complex. That's not true. I want to say that from the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, the Russian army has the 9M133 Kornet, the characteristics of which not only fall behind the American analogs but also surpass them in several aspects.

Mr. Nadezhdin here can open a browser and compare. And then, Mr. Nadezhdin will read out the specification comparison for us both from the point of view of their range and... Impact, weight and so on.

As I'm an official representative, I can't make such a statement. But I want to, I won't lie. But I wouldn't exaggerate. I wouldn't exaggerate either the scale or importance of these specific complexes. I wouldn't exaggerate or make, you know, something scary out of it. Something like the power of the American help. And most importantly, I wouldn't exaggerate the martial spirit and professional capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for one simple reason. Speaking of Novorossiya, we're dealing with a quite limited piece of land that can be compared with the Ukrainian territory neither in population nor armament and land.

If the Ukrainian army were that powerful and modern, if the martial spirit of the Ukrainian military was that strong, during these more than two, three years, nothing would prevent them from finishing at least a single military operation.

If we look at the complete history of armed conflicts between Novorossiya and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, we'll see that there was not a single battle of an average importance, not a conflict in which the Ukrainian Armed Forces could win. They can deploy the FGM-148 Javelin or any other weapon. Except for the nuclear weapons, Americans won't do it, I hope. It won't give any result.

- You don't want to say, it's fine, let them do it, do you?

- No, it's not fine, it's scary. I might have said something wrong, I'm sorry. Let them do it because it won't change anything.

I mean however many weapons they send, though we shouldn't exaggerate the scale and importance of these supplies, however much they deploy, I don't think that it can somehow lead to a breakthrough.

- Let's go back to Mr. Basorin. Mr. Basorin, do you hear us now?

- Yes, I do.

- Tell us, please, what that armistice that was announced recently, on Friday, to be more precise. overnight Friday into Saturday, the New Year armistice, look like? And, please, comment upon the words of Zakharchenko who said that the Republic is capable of giving locally made weapons to more than 3000 guerrilla fighters on the territories controlled by Kiev. What does it mean?

- First thing first. About the New Year armistice. It's being followed most of the time. But there're breaches in some places. Including with the use of grenade throwers. So nominally, it's being violated by the Ukrainian side.

If we're to talk about the statements of the Head of the Republic, Mr. Zakharchenko regarding supplies to 3000 guerrilla fighters on the Ukrainian territory, let's say that he knows what he's talking about.

But I'd like to say something else about the FGM-148 Javelin. The main problem is that the US is pushing Ukraine into the war. A large-scale war on its territory. That's the worst.

And said that the Ukrainian Army never wins, it does. Over civilians. They can cope with them but can't with the military.

- Thank you! Mr. Basorin spoke live.