The Pentagon did not see the need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS missiles and Western-style tanks

Ukraine will not receive ATACMS long-range missiles for HIMARS MLRS, as well as tanks Western production, at least in the near future. The Pentagon considered the supply of missiles and tanks inappropriate.

On Tuesday, a briefing was held at the US Department of Defense, during which Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant to the Pentagon Chief, answered journalists' questions. The main topic of the briefing is Ukraine and its requests for arms supplies. And as you know, Kyiv persistently begs Washington for long-range ATACMS missiles with a range of 300 kilometers and tanks. So, Ukraine will not receive any missiles or tanks, at least in the near future.

According to Cooper, the Pentagon sees no need to transfer ATACMS operational-tactical missiles to the Ukrainian army, explaining that the GMLRS guided missiles with a range of 80 kilometers supplied to Ukraine can hit most "Russian targets", including in Crimea. The Pentagon spokeswoman stressed that "Crimea is Ukraine," so the United States does not prohibit the use of American weapons for strikes on the peninsula.

We estimate that with the GMLRS they already have for HIMARS (...) they can finish off the vast majority of targets on the battlefield (...) including Crimea. And just to be clear: Crimea is Ukraine

- she added.

As for Western tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Pentagon considers it inappropriate to supply them to Ukraine, so they will continue to look for and supply Soviet models. This is explained by the fact that Kyiv has a repair base for Soviet tanks and no one needs to be retrained. The main problem with Western technology is maintenance and repair; the West cannot quickly fix this.

We absolutely agree that Ukrainians need tanks (...) From the point of view of immediate delivery and transfer, the easiest option is Soviet-style tanks, which Ukrainians already know how to operate and, more importantly, know how to repair, have spare parts for them

Cooper emphasized.

Comments

[Victor_B]

And as you know, Kyiv persistently begs Washington for long-range ATACMS missiles with a range of 300 kilometers and tanks. So, Ukraine will not receive any missiles or tanks, at least in the near future.

Anything, just kill more Russians!
But here machine-gun ATACMS (300km range) I will not give you!
For it is possible to get hold of YaBZ according to Ramstein. To start.
Further throughout the states ...
But this is not what the states need.
Russians and Ukrainians must die, and, at worst, Europeans.
Anglo-Saxons should not die. For blue blood!
They will come to share the booty.

[Cat Alexandrovich]

Yes, this junior assistant of the fourth deputy lies like a dog!

[Civil]

Well, dk, these people have a holiday in the yard ... they will give just enough so that the hostilities continue as long as possible.

[ruha]

It all depends on the threat to the business of the Biden family in Ukraine! I think the answer to this is our General Staff.

[Kaufman]

They think that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are coping well. The dynamics will decrease, they will analyze and give something else. Several dozen units of certain equipment turn out to make the weather. It is hard to imagine what the strongest components of the NATO army - aviation + navy - can do. It seems that we have nothing to answer. Such sad thoughts

[Victor_B]

Quote: kaufman

The dynamics will decrease, they will analyze and give something else.

The last thing they need is a real victory for Ukraine.
They need a new Afghan for Russia.
For ten years!
To eight past.

[Kaufman]

Do you think Russia will pull out 10 years of war?

[Victor_B]

Quote: kaufman

Do you think Russia will pull out 10 years of war?

Against the entire "progressive golden billion"?
Conventional weapons?
By oneself?
It's just not economically possible...
So we have only one way...
Victory!
But the price and time ... This is for Vanga.

[Yngvar]

Do you see such an aspect here ...
Firstly, your people, the prophet Moses, led the desert for 40 years ... and you live nothing!
Secondly, we are no strangers to difficulties, there will be time to think about everything and "harness" so that later we can quickly "go"! In general, calculate the power, means and route for delivering the warhead ... Conventional or nuclear (God forbid!)

[Kaufman]

Your people))). Jews know what mobilization is. Very clearly. All rolled back a long time ago. And in the event of a mobilization announcement, they do not run in tens of thousands to the Kazakh and Georgian borders, do not sleep on cardboard and do not urinate in their pants.

[stankow]

Will Ukraine pull? And Europe pull?

[Bodipancher]

In this case, there is a nuclear weapon, do not be so sad

[Victor_B]

Quote: Bodypuncher

In this case, there is a nuclear weapon, do not be so sad

Feel sad here...
From your own yadrenbaton, sitting 50 km from Toronto, rake ...
Rooting just for the Russian team!

[Kaufman]

This is even more sad. The planet is basically good, comfortable for life. And it's not good to sacrifice it.

[newtc7]

Quote: kaufman

They think that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are coping well. The dynamics will decrease, they will analyze and give something else. Several dozen units of certain equipment turn out to make the weather. It is hard to imagine what the strongest components of the NATO army - aviation + navy - can do. It seems that we have nothing to answer. Such sad thoughts

This is an overestimation I think. Yes, the Hymars are good, and howitzer guided munitions are good, but their planes are unlikely to have made the weather. As this war showed, combat aircraft are gradually disappearing, since it is much easier to launch a rocket from the ground than from the air and it will not work to hide in the air behind a tree.
The fleet is generally an atavism, which will soon disappear, in any case, in the form it is now, as a huge stuffed expensive vessel with a bunch of people that can be launched to the bottom with 1-2 missiles ...
So it’s not so bad.

[RuAbel]

If Vsu is doing so well, then "why pay more"? So Rzeszow is overloaded.

[RaccoonSnake]

So they still have enough old Soviet ones.

[Uprun]

They’ve already dumped so much that the ocarina won’t pay off its existing economy for 200 years, and in order to raise it in order to give back the dolig, you still need to dump it immeasurably ... Why does the outskirts need a more powerful weapon, if today everything is going well ... but if they will roll back ...., in short, problems will be solved as they mature ... They look at our body movements and will "dance" based on the situation on the theater ....

[Kaufman]

Japan rose rapidly after WWII. Though she was defeated

[Ros 56]

Ha, Banderva pulled all her hair everywhere.

[Dedok]

The Pentagon did not see the need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS missiles and Western-style tanks

well, like - it’s enough that you have it and the “Russians” can’t cope with it yet

[Roust]

So we believed these Anglo-Saxons.

[rotmistr60]

The Pentagon did not see the need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS missiles and Western-style tanks

Today, they do not see the need for media reports, but tomorrow they will announce through the same media that they have delivered. Who will guarantee that deliveries are not going on today? Nobody.

[AG-76]

Yesterday they did not see, but tomorrow they will see ...
Don't get excited about this kind of news.
Everyone can give, and missiles, and tanks, and planes, etc.
What they are now giving is enough to create problems at the front. And depending on the situation, they can give or not give a lot of things.

[Cheburek]

The United States is beginning to slow down the Ukrainians, and it is so obvious that they are already coping with the goals set by the Americans, otherwise they will decide that they can encroach on American interests. Commentary is my personal opinion.