Without US military aid, Ukraine has enough weapons to keep fighting at its current pace until the summer, current and former Western officials said, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Although Ukraine has considerably increased its military production, and the European military industry is slowly but surely gaining momentum, without the US, Ukraine will lose a number of important weapons, primarily in air defense.
By the end of its term, the Biden administration had sent the maximum possible amount of military equipment and ammunition to Ukraine and had signed contracts with their manufacturers, which will carry out deliveries until 2026. However, during this time they will not be able to meet all the needs of the Ukrainian army.
The weapons that then US President Joe Biden has allocated and ordered should be enough to keep the Ukrainians fighting at their current pace until at least the middle of the year, former senior Pentagon official Celeste Wallander told The Wall Street Journal.