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WASHINGTON (AP) Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russias initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching, potentially decisive, battle for Ukraines contested Donbas region. Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express.
The U.S. numbers alone are mounting: more than 12,000 weapons designed to defeat armored vehicles, some 1,400 shoulder-fired Stinger missiles to shoot down aircraft and more than 50 million rounds of ammunition, among many other things. Dozens of other nations are adding to the totals.
The Biden administration is preparing yet another, more diverse, package of military support possibly totaling $750 million to be announced in the coming days, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans not yet publicly announced. The additional aid is a sign that the administration intends to continue expanding its support for Ukraines war effort.
These armaments have helped an under-gunned Ukrainian military defy predictions that it would be quickly overrun by Russia. They explain in part why Russian President Vladimir Putins army gave up, at least for now, its attempt to capture Kyiv, the capital, and has narrowed its focus to battling for eastern and southern Ukraine.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-nato-europe-e335d774954f6403c38e88a3a6bfbcff
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)He's not gonna like this one little bit.
Srkdqltr
(6,313 posts)stops there is a distinct possibility. I very much doubt Russia could stand against a really united NATO or EU with US help. I really hope it doesn't come to this. BTW Who pays to rebuild Ukraine? How ever can a country come back from such a horrible attack?
Irish_Dem
(47,293 posts)Don't know if we can get Russian assets to pay for the rebuild or not.
Yes it is going to cost a lot of money and time to rebuild a country which has been destroyed. But it can be done, like after WWII.