Now they want our help? Ukraine military SOLD its best weapons for cash
Troops lack even bare essentials。
By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times - Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The woeful state of Ukraine’s military can be blamed on corruption, Kiev’s shaky commitment to national defense and a policy of selling the best weapons to gain cold hard cash, analysts say.
The shortfall is surprising given that Ukraine’s large defense industrial complex produces tanks, anti-armor weapons, radars and spare parts.
“They’ve been doing it to themselves,” said Olga Oliker, a national security policy analyst at the Rand Corp. “It’s a corrupt, broken system. And they’re not putting money or resources into it. Things have been getting siphoned off.”
Kiev has raised defense spending from $1.45 billion in 2009 to $1.9 billion last year, according to Jane’s Defense Weekly. Some of the money apparently is being diverted: On the list of military needs are essentials such as blankets and food.
【需要棉被和食物】
Analysts say the leadership’s neglect is backfiring. It could not stop Vladimir Putin’s front-line troops from conquering Ukraine’s Crimea region and, analysts predict, cannot prevent Mr. Putin from annexing the Russian-speaking eastern region or from storming the capital.
“They’ve been letting it deteriorate,” Ms. Oliker said. “It’s started with Ukraine as a whole. It’s not just the military. Ukraine has been in bad shape economically and politically for a very long time.”
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