Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KYIV210
2007-01-29 15:08:00
SECRET
Embassy Kyiv
Cable title:
UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
VZCZCXYZ0019 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKV #0210 0291508 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 291508Z JAN 07 FM AMEMBASSY KYIV TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1046 INFO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 0019
S E C R E T KYIV 000210
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR PM/WRA, EUR/UMB, EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/29/2017
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
DEVELOPMENT
REF: A. KYIV 163 (NOTAL)
B. STATE 5539 (NOTAL)
Classified By: Political Counselor Kent Logsdon for reasons 1.4(b,c,d)
S E C R E T KYIV 000210
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR PM/WRA, EUR/UMB, EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/29/2017
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
DEVELOPMENT
REF: A. KYIV 163 (NOTAL)
B. STATE 5539 (NOTAL)
Classified By: Political Counselor Kent Logsdon for reasons 1.4(b,c,d)
1. (S) On January 29, Ambassador, accompanied by DATT and
poloff, passed ref A non-paper to Defense Minister Anatoliy
Hrytsenko. Hrytsenko said he was frankly relieved the U.S.
had elected to pursue an approach that involved some level of
compensation to the Ukrainian government to transfer MANPADS
for countermeasures development. The Ukrainian government
had two well-worn paths for disposal of MANPADS missiles --
destruction and sale. Transfer of MANPADS missiles at no
cost had no precedent. If he had the authority to transfer
MANPADS missiles gratis to the U.S. government, Hrytsenko
said he would do so immediately. Since he did not, such a
transfer would require a laborious bureaucratic process
requiring authorization of numerous other Ukrainian
ministries and agencies. He could foresee a situation in
which the Ministry of Defense might obtain half the approvals
required, and then have to start over again because of a
change in government.
2. (S) Hrytsenko said that U.S. officials should now contact
Ukrspetsexport (USE) Director General Sergiy Bondarchuk or
other USE representatives to work out the practical details
of the MANPADS missile transfer. He would, however, also
contact Bondarchuk to stress that this should not be
considered a commercial transaction, but that the U.S. offer
was more of a symbolic price. Hrytsenko noted that Ukraine
was also benefiting from the substantial additional
contribution that the U.S. was making to the NATO PfP Trust
Fund for destruction of large-caliber munitions.
3. (U) Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website:
www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev.
Taylor
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR PM/WRA, EUR/UMB, EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/29/2017
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
DEVELOPMENT
REF: A. KYIV 163 (NOTAL)
B. STATE 5539 (NOTAL)
Classified By: Political Counselor Kent Logsdon for reasons 1.4(b,c,d)
1. (S) On January 29, Ambassador, accompanied by DATT and
poloff, passed ref A non-paper to Defense Minister Anatoliy
Hrytsenko. Hrytsenko said he was frankly relieved the U.S.
had elected to pursue an approach that involved some level of
compensation to the Ukrainian government to transfer MANPADS
for countermeasures development. The Ukrainian government
had two well-worn paths for disposal of MANPADS missiles --
destruction and sale. Transfer of MANPADS missiles at no
cost had no precedent. If he had the authority to transfer
MANPADS missiles gratis to the U.S. government, Hrytsenko
said he would do so immediately. Since he did not, such a
transfer would require a laborious bureaucratic process
requiring authorization of numerous other Ukrainian
ministries and agencies. He could foresee a situation in
which the Ministry of Defense might obtain half the approvals
required, and then have to start over again because of a
change in government.
2. (S) Hrytsenko said that U.S. officials should now contact
Ukrspetsexport (USE) Director General Sergiy Bondarchuk or
other USE representatives to work out the practical details
of the MANPADS missile transfer. He would, however, also
contact Bondarchuk to stress that this should not be
considered a commercial transaction, but that the U.S. offer
was more of a symbolic price. Hrytsenko noted that Ukraine
was also benefiting from the substantial additional
contribution that the U.S. was making to the NATO PfP Trust
Fund for destruction of large-caliber munitions.
3. (U) Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website:
www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev.
Taylor