Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the US decision to supply Ukraine with Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems is "simply prolonging the conflict." He stated this at a press conference in Moscow, rosZMI reports.
Putin described Patriot as a "fairly old system" that does not work "because our S-300".
"Those who are against us are assuming that it's a defensive weapon. Well, we'll just keep that in mind. And there's always an antidote. So those who are doing that are doing it for nothing. It's just prolonging the conflict, that's it. everything," he said.