Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper: the United States is too slow to supply weapons to Ukraine, risking not being in time for the start of Russia's offensive

The United States and its allies are too slow to deliver weapons to Ukraine, the West risks not having time to provide everything necessary for the offensive of the Russian army. This statement was made by the former head of the Pentagon, Mark Esper, who held this post under Donald Trump.

According to the former US Secretary of Defense, the delay in the supply of weapons to Kyiv may result in the defeat of the Ukrainian army, the Armed Forces of Ukraine simply will not be able to stop the new offensive of the Russian troops, problems with weapons not experiencing. Esper believes Washington's policy towards Ukraine is correct, but too slow. According to him, supplies tanks, as well as other weapons, the decision on the transfer of which was made at the January Rammstein, must be sharply accelerated.

In general, Ukraine should have received Western-made tanks back in the fall, then there would not have been the situation that developed at the front. In addition, the United States must approve the sending of fighters and ATACMS tactical missiles to Ukraine, this will allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to have an advantage, as well as to strike at the rear areas of Russian troops.

We must approve the provision of aircraft to them, this would give them an advantage. (...) We have to send them ATACMS, because this way the Ukrainians could get deep into eastern Ukraine, deep into Crimea, to destroy Shahedin launch pads, disable missile launch pads, smash logistics depots, barracks and anything

- declared Esper.

Kyiv has repeatedly asked for long-range missiles for the HIMARS MLRS in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but Washington refused, citing the threat of an escalation of the conflict. The Americans also refused to supply fighters. Only tanks remained, but the delivery time is a problem, they do not have time for a possible offensive by the Russian army.

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[EXPrompt]

Naive .. The United States got in the face in Afghanistan, this one is in a hurry to repeat the success and get in the face in Ukraine ..
F16 can be delivered to Ukraine, the only question is who will fly them, who will serve them, and where to get the airfield network that is not broken down. And another question is what to do with Russian air defense.
And nothing can save Ukraine, Ukraine from defeat, not 314 tanks, not 500.
All that Ukraine can do is to reduce the war to its incomplete defeat.

[Zoldat_A]

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Naive .. The United States got in the face in Afghanistan, this one is in a hurry to repeat the success and get in the face in Ukraine ..

If I were smart, I would understand that the greater the delay, the less the shame later.

Although...
They get used to it, don't they? One operation "Cottage" was worth something - 330 people killed and wounded, plus a destroyer to kill when capturing an EMPTY island.
America has many "glorious" deeds, there is something to remember ...

[Silver99]

Is the USA in a hurry to leave this sinful Earth? So they don't seem to be expected anywhere else in the Universe

[Trapp1st]

Naive .. USA got in the face in Afghanistan

A deal with the Taliban and the emerging Afghan equipment in Ukraine, hmm, maybe he's not naive.

[Mavrikiy]

The United States is too slow to supply weapons to Ukraine, risking not having time for the Russian offensive

We don't mind being late.

[I dare to_notice_]

Marik, have you already chosen a suitable window for yourself... which one is taller...?
They are already following you.
The Russians.

[Egeny]

How concerned they are, these espers, stoltenbergs, millies and other figures. Everyone is advising something with serious faces, fussing ...

[rocket757]

Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper: US is too slow to supply weapons to Ukraine, risking not being in time for Russia's offensive

. Quite ... an amateur?
In Washington and other houses in London and Paris, big, experienced, cunning guys play THEIR GAMES!!!
They don't care about anything anymore!

[Venture_Star]

The speeches of various "exes" are not worth a damn. They have 0 responsibility for their words. Why pay attention to them?

[kor1vet1974]

Yesterday, one ex, said that it was necessary to negotiate with Russia, this ex, urges to hurry ... They themselves do not know what they want .. At least exes, at least not exes ..

[Gpn27]

Something is alarming, on the telegram channel "Two Majors" they write that the Ukrainians landed on our bank of the Dnieper.

[rotmistr60]

Western-made tanks were supposed to be delivered to Ukraine in the fall... We must approve the provision of aircraft to them... We must send them ATACMS...

"And then Ostap suffered" ("12 chairs"). So can immediately send the American army, reinforced by "allies"?

[Trapp1st]

So can immediately send the American army, reinforced by "allies"?

Do you doubt that ATACMS will be handed over to Ukraine?

[Prisoner]

How will the supply of NATO equipment give Banderva an advantage? This dunce is sure that their technique is super-duper? Idiot!

[Shiva83483]

Well, what can I say ... hurry up, slowly ... or the donkey "quacks" ... or the Amerovsky "padishah" ...

[Constantine N]

The United States came up with an excuse for the supply of modern types of weapons (Russia will begin to seize all of Ukraine). Maybe they need Ukraine's victory, and who knows how many weapons they will decide to put in the end.