Weapons to restrain Russia or for victory. That can be distinguished to Ukraine in Ramstaya
The meeting was scheduled for September 8. The previous one took place in online format on July 20. It, like three similar ones, agreed to allocate anti -ship missiles and jet artillery. To date, Ukraine has special hopes - international partners can allocate a new weapon that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet received, and it can help break the course of war.
The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak spoke about what is on the list of request prepared by Ukraine on the eve of Ramstin. These are airfilling and anti -missile defense systems, drones of various configurations. "The key, parity and significant direction, the most important weapon needed by Ukraine is MLRS with great distance. We need not only HIMARS, but also other systems that can" beat "over 80 kilometers," he said.
Experts clarify that not only HIMARS should be dealing, but also about the tactical ballistic missiles of the Earth-Earth ATCMS. They beat 300 km. And also Slovak MiG-29 and T-72 tanks, air defense, including C-300.
Oleksiy Kopitko, Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, is convinced that the results of the meeting will be more than positive for Ukraine, because Ukraine not only writes requests, but also explains to partners, especially ministers of defense of European countries, which is needed by Ukraine. "Each of these body movements is accompanied by a whole set of measures," he says. "Before and after. It is a process.
If you look at the tapes by August 30, you will fix: the main public theme of Ukraine has put forward the creation of a special EU mission with training emphasis on trainings For our warriors, there were several statements about this, even the specifics were voiced. Why we were trained.
In the result of the meeting, other statements of the EU Chief Diplomat Josepa Borrel were made, which stressed that the Minister of Defense of Ukraine informed the Ministers of Defense and the European Commission with the needs of Ukraine and now in the needs They are a priority for a short, middle and long perspective. The EU's initial vision has been adjusted. Now we will see how it will turn into real actions. " The Ramstein meeting is the organizer of the US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin.
He is known to support the idea of giving Ukraine lethal weapons and is considered a friend of Ukraine before the appointment of Pentagon. He will come to Germany personally, which means that Washington will continue to support Ukraine and urge it to do so. And not just continues, the organizational question will be resolved in Ramstin-the supply of Land League and in general American assistance.
Military expert Dmitry Snegirev in a comment to Focus reminds that on August 7, the United States decided to provide another tranche of military and technical assistance worth $ 1 billion, and after another $ 3 billion of free logistics of Ukraine in the provision of weapons. In addition, it is known that the US Department of Defense has concluded a $ 182 million contract with Raytheon Missils & Defense for the purchase of low and medium -range anti -aircraft missile systems for Ukraine.
However, nothing is known about the timing of their production. "The new financial year begins in the United States on October 1. Accordingly, the American Land League begins to work for more than $ 40 billion for Ukraine-expanded opportunities for the military-technical re-equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Snegirev says.
At the same time, on the basis of Ramstein Austin, he would like to hear what amount of assistance each of the invited countries, including European countries, has transferred and can still transfer to Ukraine, including the latest air defense systems. It is now known that Northern Macedonia has provided for free Su-25 aircraft and T-72 tanks, France-anti-ship missiles, Germany-Cobra radar station and anti-aircraft self-propelled Gepard artillery installations.
Experts note that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will come to Germany. The day before, he wrote a column for Financial Times, in which he said that the war in Ukraine is now going into a critical phase, because winter is approaching, which will complicate both the fighting and the energy situation in Europe. "The unity and solidarity of allies of Ukraine undergo a serious test," he said.
But he said: "The price of Ukraine is paid, but it is calculated in dollars and euros, while Ukrainians pay their own lives", and "Ukraine's support promotes global security. " Russian publicist who lives in Washington, Andrey Piontkovsky in the context of the Ramstein meeting mentions the August open letter of two dozen high -ranking diplomat Pentagon, US exhibit in Russia and NATO Alexander Vershbou, President Joe Biden.
In it, diplomats emphasized that the war reached its climax, the support of the United States of Ukraine - in favor of Washington. "American principles and interests require the strongest response sufficient to force the Russians to return to the borders that were until February, and to impose quite high expenses to keep Russia from the invasion for the third time," the letter reads.
The authors of these lines were asked to give Ukraine all the necessary weapons not only to restrain the Russian Federation from further promotion, but also to victory in this war. And Pyntkovsky believes that this issue will be resolved on September 8. In fact, the ambassadors urged the White House to decide what policy he was leading: aimed at Putin's fastest defeat or restraining his policy.
The latter is actively supported by the US Presidential Advisor Jake Sullivan, who, after sharp statements by the Minister of Defense Austin, tries to soften them every time, saying that the US task is not to allow the defeat of Ukraine, and therefore, to prevent counter -offensive, extra escalation. As an example, it is possible to mention Ukraine's HIMAR systems with 80 km, not 100 km. It is known that the Minister Reznikov promised that they would not be used for blows in Russia.