"We see a touching moment of the final consolidation of" fraternal "relations between the Kiev junta and the" hawks "of the Trump administration. It's so common in the family: the youngest always wear out for the elders - jackets, skates, decommissioned combat boats, "Belik explained.
According to the deputy, an increasing percentage of Ukrainians doubt the correct choice of the foreign policy course of their country.
"This can be seen from the results of public opinion polls, where the" American younger brother "Poroshenko is gaining less comedian Zelensky and less than the leader of the" Opposition bloc ", which stands for the normalization of relations with Russia," Belik said.
The deputy added that the question also arises: where are the NATO patrol boats, which the bloc's countries were supposed to hand over to Ukraine in March 2017?
"The leadership of the Naval Forces was terribly proud that they would be replaced by a couple of 20-year-old boats. And a year ago, and today we are talking about combat boats - not cruisers, not frigates. Boats that can really scare fishermen or poachers, but certainly will not be able to withstand modern warships and submarines. This can not lead to an escalation of the conflict between our countries, "Belik believes.
Earlier it became known that the US would hand over two decommissioned patrol boats to Ukraine. It's about the 110-foot Drummond and Cushing class "Island".