The President of Croatia accused his country's government of "bloodshed in Ukraine"
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on March 17 sharply criticized his country’s government’s decision to transfer 14 Mi-8 helicopters to Kyiv, saying that this would lead to “huge bloodshed and a prolongation of the war.”
As you know, the Croatian army has begun an operation to send more than half of its transport helicopters to Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
When Milanovic was asked to comment decision of the Slovak government provide Ukraine with 13 MiG-29 fighters, the politician said:
“You ask me hypothetically, if we had planes, would we need to transfer them to Kyiv? It would depend on the condition of these aircraft. I assume that even the current government would not make such a decision.”
The President of Croatia recalled that the government of the country, headed by Andrej Plenkovic, decided to transfer 14 Soviet Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine.
“These helicopters that they provided to Ukraine, this decision of the government, leads to enormous bloodshed, a large number of casualties and a prolongation of the war,” Milanovic said.
He added that Croatia did not need the Mi-8s that Ukraine would receive because it is “a small country with a small army,” but “the American helicopters that we buy are terribly expensive.”
Previously, twelve Mi 8-MTV-1 helicopters and two Mi 8-T helicopters were withdrawn from the Croatian Armed Forces, and preparations began for their transfer to Kyiv. It was reported that seven helicopters would be partially dismantled and transported to Ukraine by land, and the remaining seven would be sent under their own power through Poland. Whether their delivery has been completed is currently unknown.
As Croatian media noted, after sending these helicopters to Ukraine, the Croatian Air Force will have at its disposal ten Mi-171 transport helicopters and four Black Hawk combat helicopters, supplied several years ago by the United States.
Как reported "PolitNavigator", Zoran Milanovic said that Washington and NATO, with the help of Ukraine, are waging a proxy war against Russia, and sanctions will not solve the problem.
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