““If we want to protect Ukraine, Europe and the Transatlantic Alliance, we must ensure that Ukraine receives the necessary help,” Frederixen said”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“If we want to protect Ukraine, Europe and the Transatlantic Alliance, we must ensure that Ukraine receives the necessary assistance. So, of course, we all hope that the US will continue to support Ukraine … If there are any gaps, then I personally think that we should be ready to fill them, ”Frederixen said.
Denmark Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with the Ukrainian defense region and reminded other EU countries that Ukraine’s production capacities were not fully loaded.
“I would also like to convey this message to the rest of the European leaders: you have more opportunities than we have finance. You will be able to produce more very important capabilities in Ukraine if we can find more funding, so I think it can be the next step for Europe, ”said the head of the Danish government.
The European Commission President at the same briefing, in turn, stressed that “there are now financial opportunities for Ukraine’s direct support.” Among them is the SAFE program, within which Member States receive access to loans worth 150 billion euros. These funds are intended mainly for the purchase of components of weapons produced in the EU and Ukraine.
“There are safe joint purchases. And very important: they (Member States-Ed.) Can directly invest in the Ukrainian defense industry. She still has capacities, ”Ursula von Der Lyen emphasized.
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On July 1, it became known that the US stopped supplying some ammunition to Ukraine, including Patriot Air Defense Systems. The reason for the decision is the fears of depletion of the US army’s own reserves. European officials were “stunned” by this decision by the United States, wrote Bloomberg, citing a source.
According to The Wall Street Journal, they were already in Poland at the time of the ammunition. Among them were more than 20 Patriot PAC-3 missiles, more than 20 Stoper anti-aircraft complexes, Hellfire Air-Land Missiles and more than 90 Air-Air Air-Air missiles, as well as other systems.
The US State Department claims that Ukraine has not been stopped by Ukraine. “This is one aspect, one situation, one event that has changed,” said Temma Bruce, a representative of the foreign policy department. According to Ukrainian officials who spoke with The Economist, the United States stopped supplying all military assistance, including shells and spare parts.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported that on July 2, the Minister of Minister Andriy Sibiga was invited to the Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga, a temporary prison for US affairs in Ukraine, John Ginkel, and “a key topic of conversation was US military assistance and defensive cooperation between the two states against the background of escalation of aggression and terror.”
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that the Ukrainian side did not receive official reports from the United States to suspend or review schedules for the supply of agreed defense assistance. The department invited a telephone conversation with colleagues from the United States “for additional clarification of details”.
At the same time, the Kremlin argues that “the less weapons will be delivered to Ukraine, the faster a special military operation will end” (so called the war against Ukraine in Russia).