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Biden Administration Officials Reportedly Doubt Kiev Will Succeed Despite New Aid Package
Biden Administration Officials Reportedly Doubt Kiev Will Succeed Despite New Aid Package
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Some officials in the Biden administration are skeptical about Ukraine being able to succeed on the battlefield even with a new aid package... 25.04.2024, Sputnik Africa
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On Tuesday, the US Senate passed a $95 billion bill with approximately $61 billion in Ukraine-related funding. The bill provides that part of these funds would be given to Kiev via a loan. US President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Wednesday. The US Department of Defense later unveiled a $1 billion military aid package, including cluster munitions and air defense supplies. Biden said that his country would start sending military equipment to Ukraine in the "next few hours." The report also cited the officials as saying that the dynamics on the battlefield have shifted a lot in the last few months, partly due to the shortage of ammunition in Ukraine. The officials added that it would take a lot to reverse months and years of territorial losses even after the aid is delivered. The officials also questioned Ukraine's tactics and priorities, especially after the failure of Kiev's counteroffensive last year, the report said. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday that the United States admits the possibility that Russia could make additional territorial gains in Ukraine over the coming weeks. On June 4, 2023, Ukraine attempted a counteroffensive against Russia. Kiev deployed brigades trained by NATO instructors and armed with Western equipment, including Leopard and Challenger tanks. Three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Kiev's push had failed, with Ukraine suffering heavy casualties. Several Western officials have also admitted that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had not been successful.
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Biden Administration Officials Reportedly Doubt Kiev Will Succeed Despite New Aid Package
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Some officials in the Biden administration are skeptical about Ukraine being able to succeed on the battlefield even with a new aid package worth nearly $61 billion, the US media reported, citing three US officials.
On Tuesday, the US Senate passed a $95 billion bill with approximately $61 billion in Ukraine-related funding. The bill provides that part of these funds would be given to Kiev via a loan. US President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Wednesday. The US Department of Defense later unveiled a $1 billion military aid package, including cluster munitions and air defense supplies. Biden said that his country would start sending military equipment to Ukraine in the "next few hours."
"Will they have what they need to win? Ultimately, yes. But it’s not a guarantee that they will. Military operations are much more complicated than that," the report quoted one of the officials as saying.
The report also cited the officials as saying that the dynamics on the battlefield have shifted a lot in the last few months, partly due to the shortage of
ammunition in Ukraine. The officials added that it would take a lot to reverse months and years of territorial losses even after the aid is delivered.
The officials also questioned Ukraine's tactics and priorities, especially after the failure of Kiev's counteroffensive last year, the report said.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday that the United States
admits the possibility that Russia could make additional territorial gains in Ukraine over the coming weeks.
On June 4, 2023, Ukraine attempted a counteroffensive against Russia. Kiev deployed brigades trained by NATO instructors and armed with Western equipment, including Leopard and Challenger tanks. Three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Kiev's push had failed, with Ukraine suffering heavy casualties. Several Western officials have also admitted that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had not been successful.
