““In the short term, Ukraine will not be able to do without all the support it can get””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“In the short term, Ukraine will not be able to do without all support that it can receive when it comes to ammunition and air defense systems,” he said in an interview with Fox News.
Rutte stated that he realizes that the US should take care of its stock, but at the same time it is necessary to have “some volume in this matter.”
According to him, assistance to Ukraine by European partners reaches 45 billion this year, but it is not immediate, but they cannot “practical support of the United States”.
“In the interests of the United States – not to lose the war in Ukraine. Mother Russia on borders with Europe is a danger. Europe’s security is US security, everything is quite interconnected, ”he added.
Earlier, the White House stated that the United States stopped the supply of some weapons promised during the Baiden Administration to Ukraine for use in the war with Russia after the Pentagon confirmed that US reserves had declined.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said that after a US Department of Defense inspection, the United States has made the decision to “put the interests of America in the first place.” But Washington refused to confirm which weapons were stopped.
According to the media, it is about suspending the supply of dozens of interceptors for Patriot air defense systems, dozens of portable Styinger anti-aircraft missile systems, high-precision artillery shells, more than 100 Hellfire missiles, as well as AIM missiles.
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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.”
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).
In recent months, against the background of the activation of Russian air strikes in Ukrainian cities, Kiev has constantly appealed to Western Allies to increase the supply of air defense systems. During the final press conference of the NATO summit in Hague last week, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will consider the sale of additional Patriot systems to Ukraine.
At the same time, the United States, which provided Ukraine with weapons and military assistance in the amount of more than $ 66 billion since the start of a full -scale invasion of Russia in February 2022, urged the Allies to provide them with Ukraine’s air defense systems and other equipment. But many reluctantly abandon their high -tech systems, especially Eastern European countries, which are also threatening Russia.