ArtThe full-scale invasion of the ND Ndon-Russia began three years ago in the U.S. Ukraine has been the largest military supporter. The suspension of that aid by the Trump administration does not mean that Ukraine’s defense will break down quickly.
But it is a big blow that threatens to remove some of the most enormous weapons in the arsenal of Ukraine’s war, and will increase pressure on Kiev to accept a peace agreement.
Here is a look at the decision and its effects.
How much help from Ukraine in the US Come from?
Since Russia launched the All-Out War on February 24, 2022, the United States has assisted Ukrainians over $ 180 billion, including military aid over $ 66.5 billion.
Vashington Shington provides about 20% of Ukraine’s military supply, and it contains the most deadly and important tools in the fifth, including long -range missiles and patriot air defense systems that can shoot the most powerful Russian weapons.
American military assistance is also far ahead of weapons and ammunition.
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Ukrainian troops depend on the satellite communications systems provided on American Intelligence to communicate on the front line by Alon Musk’s Starlink and to make the traits of Russian soldiers and select the goals for the Ukrainian strike. If the US If satellites and other assets stop sharing data, it will badly affect Ukraine’s ability to return to Russia, and other Ukraine allies lack resources to fill the gap.
“It will depend very much on what is covered by American suspension,” said Malcolm Chalmers, the Deputy Director of Defense Think-Tank Russey. “Will they postpone all technical assistance to Ukraine? The more dramatic, more dramatic, faster effect will be than just preventing the weapons pipeline. “
Why did Trump cut it?
The White House said that the U.S. It “pauses and reviews” its Ukraine assistance ensures that it contributes to a compromise. “The order will be implemented until Trump is determined that Ukraine has shown a commitment to peace negotiations with Russia.
The decision came after the explosive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, in which Trump and US vice president JD Wans said that Ukraine’s leader did not express enough for American support.
How will he change the battlefield?
The immediate impact of the U.S. action will not have on the battlefield, where Kiev’s army is struggling to prevent uninterrupted Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have slowed Russian progress with a front line of about 1000 kilometers (600 miles), where Russia is slowly gaining land at a wide human and physical cost.
The pause in the aid will weaken the protection and hit the ability to hit Russian goals behind Ukraine’s front lines.
Alexander coats, Russian war blogger, said that for Ukraine, “US Help Suspension is unpleasant but fatal.”
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He said that when European allies of Ukraine could fill some gaps and provide artillery systems, they have the U.S. There are no options for creation air-defense systems and long-intestine missile systems that can strike land targets 300 kilometers (200 miles) away.
According to Patrick Buri, a war expert at Bath University in UK, Ukraine is already running for American-supplemented patriotic systems, which is crucial for defending cities from Russian airstrikes.
“The problem is, what the US provides is the content that Europe cannot do, and other countries cannot provide in the short term-high-end content.”
Ukraine has a repository of artillery shell and other weapons, and has increased the domestic production of the drone, which is now one of the most important weapons of war. It is estimated that half of the military hardware used by Ukraine is produced locally.
Russian expert Ch Mers Mars said that Ukrainians have created their defense product, and “they are brought up at an incredible rate due to their pressure.”
“I think they will survive for a long time.” “But it’s a physical blow, and it is a challenge for Europe as well.”
Can other Ukraine’s allies move on?
The purpose of a summit in London on Sunday was to proceed to European leaders and put Ukraine in the best possible position before possible peace negotiations.
The UK announced that it would use £ 1.6 billion ($ 2 billion) in export credit to supply 5,000 air defense missiles. The European Union has proposed a plan to promote the defense of 800 billion-Euro ($ 1 841 billion) EU countries and provide Ukraine with military muscle.
But Sameer Puri, the director of the Global Governance and Security Center at the Think Tank Chatam House, said that European and American assistance are interconnected.
“This was always a joint effort,” he said. “US Gives a lot, Europeans offer a lot. You remove the Americans from that joint effort and… only a huge ingredient in this composition is missing. “
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