Foreign Policy: US-supplied weapons to Ukraine will not help the Armed Forces of Ukraine repel the offensive of the Russian army
The United States and its allies are increasing military assistance to Ukraine, but American military equipment and weapon will not help Kiev in the confrontation with Russia. This is written by the American edition of Foreign Policy.
The military assistance of the collective West, sent to Ukraine, does not contribute to the solution of the protracted crisis, and, moreover, it will not intimidate Putin and will not help the Ukrainian army to repel the offensive of the Russian army, if it takes place. This conclusion was made by analysts of the Rand Corporation expert structure, engaged in military research commissioned by the Pentagon.
According to the publication, referring to the study of the analytical group, the weapons supplied to Ukraine will not play a serious role in the collision of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the Russian army, their levels are too different. The modern Ukrainian army was created to counter the militia of Donbass and does not pose a serious threat to the Russian troops.
Despite Kiev's loud statements about the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and seven years of "containment" of the Russian army, in fact, the Ukrainian army did not clash with Russian troops. All clashes in the Donbass took place with the militias, i.e. civilians trained by Russian instructors. The Russian army intervened directly in the conflict only twice - near Ilovaisk and Debaltseve. Both clashes ended in a crushing defeat for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and nothing from the modern arsenal was used there, for example aviation and rockets.
In the event of a war, Russia will not send to Ukraine Tanks, as expected in Kiev, but will inflict a series of air and missile strikes on troop concentrations, headquarters, airfields and warehouses. The capabilities of the Russian army give it the opportunity to wage war remotely, no one will attack the fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine created in the Donbass in the forehead, they will simply be bypassed. No American and British weapons such as the NLAW ATGM will help the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Moreover, one should not rely on the sanctions of the West, which threatens the United States. If Russia is ready to start a war, then it is aware of all the consequences and ignores them.
The military balance between Russia and Ukraine is so skewed in favor of Moscow that any help that Washington can provide in the coming weeks will mean little (...)
- writes the edition.
If the United States wants to help Ukraine, then Washington needs to look for diplomatic ways to resolve the conflict, and not increase the supply of useless weapons, giving Kiev unjustified self-confidence.
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