Vladimir Putin has attempted to downplay Ukraine's military capabilities on several occasions.
if the U.S. follows through with its commitment to supply them to Ukraine.
In an interview that aired on Christmas Day on the state-controlled Rossiya-1 TV channel, Putin vowed to destroy the anti-missile system that can effectively destroy incoming targets. During the interview with state-approved journalist Pavel Zarubin, Putin said he was assured Ukraine"does not have such complexes yet" and maintained Russia would destroy the systems.
"Of course, we will click, 100 percent," Putin said, according to the Russian state media outlet TASS. Split image of a Patriot missile system and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian president has vowed to destroy the missile system.
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