Wall Street Journal: Ukraine without US support loses half of its weapons warehouse

Current and former Western officials say that Ukraine has enough weapons to continue the war at its current speed until summer without US military assistance, ISNA reports. After that, Kiev may find ammunition shortages and cannot use its most sophisticated weapons.

US President Donald Trump’s harsh attacks on Ukrainian President Walodimir Zelksky in recent days have led to the consequences of losing US military support, support that during the three years of war for Ukraine. It has been to stand up to the attacks of Russian forces.

Celest Wallander, a former Pentagon senior official, said the large shipments of the Biden government sent or contracted in their final months could be enough so that the Ukrainians could at their current speed at least until mid -year (mid -year. ) Continue to war.

According to the Wall Street Journal, some Ukrainian analysts say their country may be able to use these weapons gradually for a longer period of time.

“We can survive half or a year to give Europe another year to give Europe another year to give each other ammunition.” It can produce. We may suffer losses, we may lose some of the territories. But despite the problems, we have no choice but to fight.

A senior Zeansky aides said that ending the US military aid is the worst scenario, which means that Ukraine should increase its military products and receive more weapons from the Europeans.

Europe is preparing to make up for this shortage. European officials say that the European Union, Britain and Norway provided a total of about $ 5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, which was said to have been more than US aid that year. The continent has significantly increased the production of ball bullets, and there are discussions in the European Union to raise aid to $ 5 billion this year.

The United States has been sending nearly $ 5 billion in military aid since the start of the Russian -Ukrainian war, according to Zelksky. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy also announced that this figure is more than the total aid of other Kiev Western allies.

In the meantime, Ukraine has expanded its weapons industry and increased its ammunition production capacity. Kiev currently builds or finances about 2 percent of his military hardware. According to a Western official, the United States supplies about 2 percent, while Europe supplies 5 %.

But the replacement of some US equipment, including advanced air defense systems, surface -to -surface ballistic missiles, navigation systems and long -range missile artillery will be impossible in the short term, the Wall Street Journal wrote. Europe simply does not produce them or in some cases it does not produce at all.

According to officials and analysts, when the US supplies are over, Ukraine’s ability to carry out long -range attacks and protect its positions will be damaged.

“Having a partner with the highest quality of military technologies is irreplaceable in some areas,” said Thomas Copcheni, the Czech Republic of Ukraine’s reconstruction affairs.

But given the US President’s approach and his assistants on the Ukrainian war and his attempt to reach a peace agreement with Moscow, it seems that the end of Washington’s aid to Kiev, despite former US President Joe Biden’s efforts to guarantee it in the days. The end of your activity in the White House is close.

As a result of these efforts, Trump has inherited the power to send more than $ 1.5 billion of weapons to Ukraine from the Pentagon reserves without congressional approval, although government officials are likely to call on lawmakers that if such a decision make such a decision Fill.

European leaders held a series of meetings last week to plan how to support Ukraine if US support is stopped. The continent has also provided some of Ukraine’s most effective weapons, including many modern artillery, providing intermediate air defense and cruise missiles. However, analysts question Europe’s ability to completely fill the gap created by the lost US resources.

“It is possible for the United States to stop sending aid but still allow Europe to buy US weapons from Ukraine,” said Mikhailo Samus, director of the new geopolitical research network, a new geopolitical research network.

“This is not really helpful, but about whether Trump will participate in the production of weapons for Ukraine,” he said. Otherwise, this will be a definitive blow to Ukraine and Europe.

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