The United States gathered some 40 allied countries in Germany on Tuesday to further arm Ukraine against Russia.coinciding with a visit by the UN Secretary General to Moscow, where he called for a ceasefire “as soon as possible”.
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The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin leads a meeting with his allied counterparts at the US base at Ramstein, Germanyto speed up arms deliveries to Ukraine.
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Although in March the Ukrainian forces managed to repel the Russian offensive against the capital, kyiv, Russia is advancing slowly in the south of the country and in Donbas (east), an area partially controlled by the pro-Russian separatists since 2014, two regions that the Russians seek total control.
With everything, the Ukrainians “can win if they have the right equipment, the right support,” Austin said Monday, one day after his visit to kyiv with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on February 24, which was his first trip to Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict.
After declining to supply offensive weapons to Ukraine, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and the Czech Republic all took the step.
Even Germany plans to send tanks of the “Gepard” type, specialized in anti-aircraft defense, said a government source on Tuesday.
Mike Jacobson, a civilian artillery specialist, noted that Westerners want Ukraine to be able to respond to long-range Russian bombardment, intended to drive Ukrainian forces back before deploying tanks and soldiers and occupying the ground.
According to the expert, Westerners hope that, equipping the ukrainian army better air defenses, attack drones and intelligence support, it can destroy much of the Russian firepower.
Longer term, “we want to see Russia weakened to the point where it can’t do things like invade Ukraine,” Austin said.
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*With information from EFE and AFP
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