US Approves $3.9 Billion Patriot Missile System For Romania; Putin: “We Will Be Forced To Respond”

On Tuesday the State Department approved the sale of $3.9 billion in patriot missile systems to NATO-member Romania after prior Russia warnings that such actions could be met with severe reprisals.
The announcement, issued through the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency, is sure to be a huge shot across the bow following on the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s earlier unambiguous words (issued in May) regarding further NATO build-up in the large Balkan country:

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 12, 2017.