Western officials warn munition shortages could be catastrophic for Ukraine as US stalls on providing more aid

CNN ^ | Fri April 5, 2024 | Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis

[so_real]

It's not about ensuring that the Ukraine is fully armed ... it's about bringing the United States to the brink of being fully disarmed.

[drSteve78]

What exactly is the point of beating a losing horse?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Just launder 60 more billion dollars through Ukraine and everything will be OK.

[VideoPaul]

Perennial trick or treater Zelenskyy is beating on the door, DEMANDING more candy...or else!!

[OldHarbor]

To the last Ukrainian !

As long as the money flows

[oldbrowser]

Sounds like payments to the big guy have not been received.

[Mark]

And a few other countries gave how much money?

[silent majority rising]

Amen! WE have given our ammo away. China and Russia have noticed.

[armourenthusiast]

If Ukraine is do darn important, how come the EU is not funding this War of Northern Aggression? They should be ashamed of themselves.

[tennmountainman]

Fight to the last Ukie Male.
That will teach Putin.

[lurk]

While the EU goes on holiday.

[rdcbn1]

The war is already catastrophic for Ukraine. All that sending more munitions to Ukraine will do is increase the death and destruction and prolong the inevitable collapse of resistance . The only option for Ukraine is immediate entry into negotiations to stop the conflict backed by US and NATO

[Red6]

It’s the proverbial “kick the can down the road.”

Ending this now would look like failure for NATO, the Biden administration, some EU leaders that got behind this.

Better to let the next guy deal with it. Have him take the egg in the face.

What’s 30,000 or more dead? Not our dead. We like the construct we have: https://www.facebook.com/RevolutionIreland/videos/senator-lindsey-graham-who-has-been-up-to-his-tits-in-ukraine-since-2016httpsrig/1218472818909921/

[McGruff]

Russia appears on track to produce nearly three times more artillery munitions than the US and Europe, a key advantage ahead of what is expected to be another Russian offensive in Ukraine later this year.

Russia is producing about 250,000 artillery munitions per month, or about 3 million a year, according to NATO intelligence estimates of Russian defense production shared with CNN, as well as sources familiar with Western efforts to arm Ukraine. Collectively, the US and Europe have the capacity to generate only about 1.2 million munitions annually to send to Kyiv, a senior European intelligence official told CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/russia-artillery-shell-production-us-europe-ukraine/index.html

You might want to think about making peace while you still can.

[Uncle Miltie]

Never mind air defense rounds.

There are not enough 155mm artillery rounds anywhere, apparently, to keep up with ukie use rates.

[MinorityRepublican]

You might want to think about making peace while you still can.

I'm afraid at this point, Zelensky is going to have to throw a big bone. I think Odessa. That should satisfy Putin.

Otherwise, the Russians will continue the war of attrition.

The Confederates lost that one. So Zelensky shouldn't follow that playbook.

[linMcHlp]

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[Uncle Lonny]

And there will be “peace in our time”. To quote Neville Chamberlin

But for millions of Ukrainians it will be the peace of the mass grave.

Just like what happened in Cambodia in 1975 when “peace was given a chance” and the communist Killing Fields began.

[ansel12]

“””””Amen! WE have given our ammo away. China and Russia have noticed.””””””

China and Russia have probably noticed all the refurbished and new ammo factories that America and our
European and Pacific allies have and are building, along with the new contracts and massive increases in military budgets, along with our new bases and greater cooperation and relationships.