Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
The Mujahideen Movement: The two were killed along with dozens of others from their family in a cowardly Zionist assassination that targeted the Sabra neighborhood today
The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement mourns the martyrdom of its Secretary-General, Asaad Attiya Abu Sharia "Abu Al-Sheikh", along with his brother Ahmad
Abu Zaid: I believe that the Iranian operation was multi-layered, combining cyber and electronic attacks with coordinated on-the-ground infiltrations by agents
Abu Zaid: Usually, archives of such sensitivity are typically protected by a full-scale security system, but it appears that Iranian intelligence managed to make use of a gap in it
Strategic military expert Nidal Abu Zaid: Iran has stripped "Israel" of the superiority and deterrence long boasted by its security minister, chief of staff, and other top officials
Fallahpour: Iran may use these documents in its battle with the United States and Western countries over its nuclear program
Fallahpour: Iran may have obtained additional documents related to "Israel's" regional projects, not just its nuclear program
Fallahpour: The coming weeks will be full of surprises, as Iran has forced Israeli intelligence agencies into a state of psychological exhaustion
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Tehran, Siavash Fallahpour: Iran has redefined the concept of deterrence, shifting it away from traditional military balance toward a new strategic framework
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Number of documents so great that merely studying them, along with accompanying images and footage will require a great deal of time.

Ukraine arms supplies not as fast as promises of abundance: WaPo

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: The Washington Post
  • 23 Mar 2023 14:49
4 Min Read

Although the West claims to back Ukraine, other important things on its wish list for weapons remain unmet, a new analysis by The Washington Post acknowledges.

  • x
  • A Ukrainian soldier smokes a cigarette on his position at an armored vehicle outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP)
    A Ukrainian soldier smokes a cigarette in his position at an armored vehicle outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 26, 2022. (AP)

An analysis by The Washington Post argued that the Pentagon's new plan to expedite the delivery of Abrams battle tanks and Poland and Slovakia's decision to provide fighter jets are just two examples of how the United States and its allies are stepping up support for Ukraine's military in response to alarm over recent incremental Russian advances and Russia expanding ties with China and Iran.

However, the delivery of assistance is taking too long, according to Ukrainian authorities, Western diplomats, and analysts, despite President Biden's commitment to supporting Kiev "for as long as it takes." Ukraine still lacks the manpower and weapons needed in the war as both sides prepare for a spring fighting season that might change the war's course, the paper stressed.

Despite the fact that Kiev enthusiastically welcomed the announcement of fighter jets, the war is primarily a close-range artillery battle, making the Soviet-era aircraft of limited effectiveness, it added.

Although they won't arrive until the fall, six months after a predicted spring Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Abrams tanks will reportedly contribute significant armored muscle.

“What’s clear is that time is on Russia’s side, meaning it has the soldiers and materiel to grind out a long war along a massive front,” said Rachel Rizzo, an analyst in the Atlantic Council’s Europe program as quoted by The Washington Post.

“Ukraine doesn’t have that advantage … If weapons aren’t delivered fast enough, it is extremely difficult for Ukraine to push back against Russian gains,” she added.

Delay is not the only challenge 

Related News

Ukraine fails to show at exchange location, prompting Russian rebukes

Germany plans major bunker expansion amid fears of war with Russia

The analysis also acknowledged that one obstacle among many is delay. Although the West claims to back Ukraine, other important things on its wish list for weapons remain unmet. From high-tech items like American F-16 fighter jets and longer-range rocket artillery to simple ammo, particularly rounds for its current Soviet-era tanks and artillery pieces, Kiev is pleading for it all.

Publicly, Ukraine’s leaders are faking confidence. “We expect increased supplies of exactly what we need,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week. “And we need it right now.”

However, there are real worries that the West hesitated for too long.

“The side with more resources arriving faster has the upper hand on the battlefield,” said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as quoted by WP. “Artillery ammunition is the highest priority. … The faster we get more shells, the more Ukrainian lives will be saved; the more effective Ukrainian defense and counteroffensive operations, the sooner Ukraine will be able to end this war and restore peace through decisive battlefield victories.”

The United States and its allies have come under fire from the Kremlin for arming Ukraine, furiously maintaining that this just serves to prolong the war and prevents any diplomatic solution.

Read next: US admits diplomacy not an option in Ukraine, prefers arms supplies

Some soldiers are being withheld by Ukraine from the fiercest fronts in the east of the country, many of whom have been receiving training overseas on brand new equipment that Western nations have promised to Ukraine, will make up newly built assault brigades, as per the paper.

For the fighting vehicles and tanks that Western nations are sending, Kiev, for instance, is developing special battalions, according to officials. About 30 of the combat vehicles will be assigned to a battalion that is organized around Bradley fighting vehicles.

Yet even those supplies that have already been committed to could experience additional delays if transport and supply hubs are overloaded with equipment delivery, potentially giving Russia the upper hand.

Read more: Ukrainian troops running low on ammunition, abandoning their positions

  • Russia
  • West
  • slow deliveries
  • Ukraine
  • Ukraine war
  • delay

Most Read

Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam meets with US envoy Morgan Ortagus in Beirut on April 5, 2025 (Dalati Nohra via AP)AP)

Morgan Ortagus to exit US role in Lebanon amid policy shift

  • Politics
  • 1 Jun 2025
A Palestinian woman mourns as she embraces the body of her daughter Mayar Abu Odeh, 8, who was killed in an Israeli army strike on Gaza. at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP)

French port workers block arms shipment to 'Israel' amid Gaza genocide

  • Politics
  • 4 Jun 2025
New Syrian group claims Golan strike, vows resistance to 'Israel'

New Syrian group claims Golan strike, vows resistance to 'Israel'

  • Politics
  • 4 Jun 2025
The logo of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (wikidata)

Iran acquired thousands of sensitive Israeli documents: Exclusive

  • Politics
  • 7 Jun 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pentagon-chief--nato-likely-to-back-trump-s-5--defence-spend
Politics

Europe spent $3 trillion on defense, but got little in return - FT

Power, parties, and scandal: Trump’s ties to Epstein: Telegraph
Europe

Power, parties, and scandal: Trump’s ties to Epstein - The Telegraph

Eilat port as seen from the sea, occupied Palestine, March 12 2009 (wikimedia commons)
Politics

YAF operations forced 80% plunge in Eilat port revenues in 2024

EU backs International Criminal Court after US sanctions judges
Europe

EU backs International Criminal Court after US sanctions judges

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS