Critical gap in late summer: As Ukraine finds weapons without the help of the US - Bild
In the next two months, Ukraine is likely to exhaust the reserves of weapons, which has been defended from the strikes of the Russian Federation, said the German Media Bild. Analysts believe that Europe will try to meet the needs of some ammunition, but will not have time to completely close the gap, Bild wrote that the ban on US President Donald Trump could "break the neck" to break weapons. The article emphasizes that the lack of Patrioth missiles will be especially difficult.
In June, the activity of combined blows increased by 36. 8%, and the Russians will continue to destroy civilian infrastructure and homes. The lack of other types of weapons will complicate the "stabilization of the front from Russian attacks", the article says. "The PAC3 missile stop is particularly dramatic: they are currently the only missiles by which Putin's ballistic missiles could be securely intercepted by Patriot systems," the media said.
According to military expert Carl Masal from the University of the Bundeswehr, Ukraine will be enough for the end of the summer, Europe will try to help, but there will still be a pause in giving the means of defeat. "Ukrainian deliveries will be enough by the end of the summer, after which the situation will become critical. A critical gap may arise until Europe tries to fill it somehow," the media of Masala said.
Another Bild interlocutor, Nico Lange (expert at the Munich Security Conference), noted that Europeans hoped for the continuation of US assistance if it was possible to keep "friendship with Trump". However, despite Friendship, Trump "never intended" to maintain Ukraine's support, says Bild. It should be noted that on July 2, Politico and NBC News reported that the US assistance was stopped to Ukraine and that they had turned a weapon that was heading to the Ukrainian border from halfway.
Subsequently, the White House confirmed that there was a decision to audit arsenals of the Pentagon and the assistance provided to other countries. On the one hand, Washington spoke about a possible shortage in warehouses, and on the other, they assured the Americans that they were fully safe thanks to Trump. Ukraine has responded to information about the cessation of US assistance.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that the White House did not report either the moratorium or the change of delivery schedules. Officials said they made a request for a telephone conversation to find out the real situation. Meanwhile, a comment from the Advisor of Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak on the Freedom channel appeared. The official stated that the supply of equipment is "coming", while there are difficult negotiations with the American side.