{"id":1777415,"date":"2022-12-16T06:30:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1777415"},"modified":"2022-12-16T09:21:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:21:57","slug":"putins-warning-russia-says-u-s-patriot-missiles-would-be-fair-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putins-warning-russia-says-u-s-patriot-missiles-would-be-fair-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin\u2019s Warning: Russia Says U.S. Patriot Missiles Would be Fair Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputins-warning-russia-says-u-s-patriot-missiles-would-be-fair-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1777415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Patriot-Missile.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>This week the Biden Administration<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/13\/politics\/us-patriot-missile-defense-system-ukraine\/index.html\"><span> has been finalizing plans<\/span><\/a><span> to send the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armyrecognition.com\/united_states_american_missile_system_vehicle_uk\/patriot_mim-104_surface-to-air_defense_missile_data_sheet_specifications_information_description.html\"><span> MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system<\/span><\/a><span> to Ukraine. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The Pentagon\u2019s plan will still need to be approved by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin before it is sent to the president\u2019s desk for final signoff, but approval could be announced this week.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Kyiv has<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/ukraine-wants-legendary-patriots-of-gulf-war-fame-from-the-us-as-russia-intensifies-attack-11796821.html\"><span> called upon Washington<\/span><\/a><span> to supply the advanced long-range air defense system as Ukraine\u2019s urban centers and critical infrastructure have been<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/11\/russia-is-going-all-in-on-massive-missile-strikes-on-ukraine\/\"><span> targeted by Russian missiles and drone attacks<\/span><\/a><span>. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The ongoing strikes have led to vast swaths of the country being left without electricity or running water.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The MIM-104 Patriot would be the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/12\/ukraine-wants-patriot-missiles-to-fight-putin\/\"><span> most effective long-range defensive weapon platform<\/span><\/a><span> sent to aid Ukraine, while U.S. officials said it could help secure the airspace and thus protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/12\/ukraine-joining-nato-history-says-dont-bet-on-it\/\">NATO<\/a> nations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/12\/putin-is-sweating-game-changer-m1a1-abrams-tanks-headed-to-poland\/\">Eastern Europe<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What are Patriot Missiles?<\/h2>\n<p><span>The Patriot system was developed in the 1970s to counter Soviet missiles. It uses an advanced aerial interceptor missile and high-performance radar systems. The MIM-104<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/gulf\/weapons\/patriot.html\"><span> gained prestige<\/span><\/a><span> during the Persian Gulf War of 1991 with the claimed engagement of over 40 Iraqi Scud missiles. It is now employed by the armed forces of several NATO members including the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Greece, and Spain; as well as with the militaries of Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Taiwan, and Qatar.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The Patriot is expected to remain in operation until at least 2040.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Russia\u2019s Response: Fair Game!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>The Kremlin has already fired back that it would view the missile-defense system as a legitimate target if it is supplied to Ukraine. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Moreover, Russia signaled that it would not intend to cease its missile strikes even in the face of such superior weaponry.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that any Patriot batteries would absolutely be fair game for a strike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCertainly,\u201d Peskov responded when asked whether the Kremlin<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/defense\/1550381\"><span> shared the point of view<\/span><\/a><span> expressed by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia\u2019s Security Council that these systems would become legitimate targets.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI would refrain from comment for now, though, because these are just media reports. Nowadays, media reports are an unreliable thing. Let us wait for some official information,\u201d Peskov added.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dragging Out the War?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>Russian officials have also expressed frustration that Ukraine has only been able to hold out during the past 10 months of the war because of the weaponry, logistics, and general military support that it is receiving from the U.S. and other NATO members.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The Kremlin has even suggested that western aid, including large-scale arms supplies to Kyiv, would only drag out the conflict in Ukraine and hinder the possibility of a negotiated settlement to the conflict,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/patriot-missile-defense-systems-would-be-legitimate-target-kremlin-says-11671027487\"><span> The Wall Street Journal reported<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly told Germany\u2019s Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a phone call earlier this month that \u201cthe destructive policy of Western countries\u2026pumping the Kyiv regime with weapons and training the Ukrainian military\u2026as well as their comprehensive political and financial support for Ukraine, leads Kyiv to reject any idea of negotiations.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Perhaps if Russia were to stop the fighting, peace talks could occur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>A Senior Editor for 19FortyFive, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer. He has<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.clearancejobs.com\/author\/peter-suciu\/\"><span> contributed<\/span><\/a><span> to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites with over 3,000 published pieces over a twenty-year career in journalism. He regularly writes about military hardware, firearms history, cybersecurity, and international affairs. Peter is also a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/petersuciu\/?sh=2a2f53789bd3\"><span> Contributing Writer<\/span><\/a><span> for Forbes and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearancejobs.com\/\"><span> Clearance Jobs<\/span><\/a><span>. You can follow him on Twitter:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petersuciu\"><span> @PeterSuciu<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the Biden Administration has been finalizing plans to send the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system to Ukraine. 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