CNN: Without sending weapons, Kiev only has Patriot for a few weeks

Ukrainian media reported that if the US weapons support fails to resume, Ukraine’s Patriot missiles would end in just a few weeks.

An unidentified Ukrainian official told CNN that if the United States does not resume weapons to Ukraine, Patriot’s American missile reserves will be completed in Kiev in the coming weeks.

However, Ukraine is highly dependent on the Patriot missiles to repel Russian air strikes, and its air defense systems depend on these ammunition. According to CNN, it is not yet clear how much Ukraine has the number of these missiles and whether it is going to receive more in the future.

On February 7, Ukrainian President Walodimir Zelnsky traveled to the United States. During the talks with the president and the vice president of the United States, he experienced a stressful debate and targeted Donald Trump’s and JD Venus rhetoric. After that, the American side decided to temporarily stop his support for Ukraine.

Hours ago, John Retcliffe, the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), announced that the United States has stopped sending weapons and sharing information with Ukraine.

US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz also confirmed that US military aid to Ukraine has been interrupted, but said the interruption may be canceled if negotiations succeed in agreeing on rare earth elements. One of the areas of stopping US weapons shipping to Ukraine was the dispute over Ukraine’s rare mineral extraction agreement.

Ukraine has reserves rich in rare minerals used in advanced industries. The US sought access to these resources to reduce its dependence on China; But negotiations in this regard were halted due to disagreement with the security guarantees needed by Kiev.

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