NATO Secretary General: US aid to Ukraine is not late but delayed
(Baonghean.vn) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the US was not late in helping Ukraine, but the delay had serious consequences.
According to RIA Novosti, in an interview with MSNBC, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the US is not too late in providing military aid to Ukraine, but Washington's delay has had consequences.
"It's not too late, but delay has real consequences," said the NATO Secretary General.
Mr. Stoltenberg emphasized that, without US supplies, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are 5 to 10 times weaker than Russia in terms of firepower, and also face a shortage of air defense systems and ammunition for them.
US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner said that Washington could resume military assistance to Ukraine by the end of next week. He also confirmed that it would include long-range firepower, specifically ATACMS missiles.
ATACMS is an operational-tactical ballistic missile developed by Lockheed Martin. It can be launched from a variety of missile systems, including the M142 HIMARS.
In October 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the US decision to supply these missiles to Ukraine “another mistake.” According to Putin, such weapons pose an additional threat, but will not change the situation on the battlefield.
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), once these requirements are met, the logistics of delivering US aid to the front lines in Ukraine will still take several weeks. Thus, it will not begin to impact the situation on the front line in the near future.
Experts say that, taking advantage of the time given by Ukraine's logistical constraints, Russia will likely step up offensive operations, using missiles and UAVs, in the coming weeks.
