"The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of Javelin Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $80 million," DSCA said in a statement.
Romania requested to buy 263 Javelin FGM-148F Missiles and 26 Javelin Light Weight Command Launch Units, the statement said.
The proposed sale would support US foreign policy and national security objectives by bolstering the security of a NATO ally, the statement said. The sale would not adversely impact US defense readiness, the statement said.
In recent years, Russia has been expressing concern over unprecedented NATO activity near the western borders. NATO has been expanding under the pretext of "deterring Russian aggression." Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern about the build-up of the alliance's forces in Europe. The Kremlin noted that the Russian Federation does not threaten anyone, but it will not ignore actions that are potentially dangerous to its interests. Moscow has repeatedly stressed that NATO is aimed at confrontation. According to the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, further expansion of the bloc will not bring greater security to Europe. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Moscow remains open to dialogue with NATO, but on an equal basis, while the West should abandon the course of militarization of the continent.