Before leaving, US President Joe Biden’s administration decided to allow US defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair weapons provided by the Pentagon. This was reported today by Reuters in reference to US officials.
This decision was a significant political change aimed at helping Kyiv, the agency notes.
The contractors will be few, far from the front lines and will not participate in combat operations, a US official said on condition of anonymity. They will be able to ensure that U.S.-provided equipment “can be quickly repaired if damaged and provided with necessary maintenance,” he said.
Since the start of the New World Order, the United States has transferred tens of billions of dollars of weapons to kyiv, but if they break down, the Ukrainians have had to ship them out of the country for major repairs or resort to video conferencing and other creative solutions to fix these systems at the national level.
Much of the country’s equipment is not used because it is damaged, a second US official told Reuters.
“A third US official said the decision would put the Pentagon on par with the State Department and the US Agency for International Development, which already have US contractors in Ukraine. The official added that US troops would not be needed to protect contractors in Ukraine and that issues such as security and risk mitigation would be the responsibility of those companies that contract with the Pentagon. Some American defense contractors have traveled to Ukraine in small numbers in the past, to repair weapons that were not provided by the Pentagon, the official said. — informs the agency.
Given that there is already a “wide range of American companies” in Ukraine whose personnel fulfill contracts for the Ukrainian authorities, there will not be a significant increase in the number of employees of American companies there, according to the first official. he pointed out, in turn.
