US Adds Ecuador To Countries Transferring 'Surplus' Weapons To Ukraine

Greece, Kuwait, Croatia, and now Ecuador. The US is being very clever about identifying opportunities to trade new US weaponry to countries around the world for 'surplus' military gear which can then be given to Ukraine without having to endure Putin-inspired Congressional blocks. JL 

US News and World Report reports:

The Ecuadorean government said last month it would take up an offer from Washington to swap what it called "Ukrainian and Russian scrap metal" for advanced U.S. equipment worth $200 million. The United States has said the arms it gets from Ecuador will be sent to Ukraine to help bolster its forces on the battlefield against Russia. Russia's foreign ministry on Friday condemned the decision by Ecuador to hand over Russian-made military hardware to the United States for use in Ukraine

Russia's foreign ministry on Friday condemned a decision by Ecuador to hand over Russian-made military hardware to the United States for use in Ukraine as a "reckless" breach of contract, the RIA news agency reported.

The Ecuadorean government said last month it would take up an offer from Washington to swap what it called "Ukrainian and Russian scrap metal" for advanced U.S. equipment worth $200 million.

The United States has said the arms it gets from Ecuador will be sent to Ukraine to help bolster its forces on the battlefield against Russia.

Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry's spokeswoman, told RIA that Ecuador's decision was made under pressure from external forces.

"Such a reckless decision was taken by the Ecuadorian side under serious pressure from outside interested parties," she said.