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NATO and Ukraine: military aid and depletion

by topwar.ru


In recent months, the United States and its allies have supplied Ukraine with a large amount of weapons and military equipment worth tens of billions of dollars. Most of these supplies were carried out from the availability – the necessary products were taken from warehouses and army units. This approach allowed us to solve current problems, but created new problems. The reserves of foreign armies are gradually being depleted, and this may threaten their combat effectiveness.

Negative consequences

The risks associated with the mass supply of weapons to Ukraine began to be discussed already in the first weeks after the outbreak of hostilities. Soon the negative predictions of this kind came true. Due to assistance to the Ukrainian regime, some countries have been left without air defense systems or have lost a large number of armored vehicles and the chances of getting replacements for them soon.

In recent months, the situation has not fundamentally changed. At the same time, officials have already begun to talk about the negative consequences of the aid. For example, in September, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the stocks of most European countries have been significantly reduced, although there is no talk of exhaustion yet. Similar statements were made at the end of September by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg…


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