Tuesday, June 02, 2015

In a fight for survival, Ukraine is selling its best tanks?


via Defence24
Information about the preparation for the transfer of Thailand batch of five tanks T-84 Braid-M appeared in the Vietnamese media in April this year. Unofficial reports have talked about conducting trials in Ukraine vehicles, which were to be subsequently transported to Thailand.
Currently on defense-blog published photos of braids landed from ships in Thailand. In practice, this means probably that the recipient's machine has already been transferred.
Thailand has ordered 49 tanks T-84 basic braid-M in Ukraine in 2011. Contract for the acquisition was worth $ 200 million. The first five machines, after tests in the country of manufacture, delivered in February 2014.
Here.

So let me get this straight.  Ukraine is in a fight for its very survival.  Its equipping its troops with WW2 relics, or hand me downs from friendly nations, its begging for gear of all type and yet it has the AUDACITY to sell potentially game changing armored vehicles to Thailand?

Really?

Seriously?

Just plain wow.  If they're not going to take the war seriously...if the government is more concerned with profit and propping up business than it is with ensuring a WIN in the war then why should we in the West care what happens!

Tell me I'm missing something because the optics are terrible.

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