US Officials Skeptical of Ukraine’s Battlefield Progress Despite $61 Billion Aid Package

Representatives of the administration of US President Joe Biden are skeptical that Kiev will be able to make progress on the battlefield even with the new aid package of nearly 61 billion dollars, which has been reported. politicsciting three unnamed US officials.

“Will they get what they need to win? In the end yes, but that doesn’t mean they will win,” the publication quoted one of the sources as saying.

The dynamic on the battlefield has changed dramatically in recent months, officials say. According to them, this is partly due to the lack of weapons on the Ukrainian side, but even after the release of aid, huge efforts will be needed to “recover months and years of territorial losses”. The tactics and priorities of Kiev, especially after the failure of the offensive last year, are the notes of publication.

As the US President’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said at a briefing on Wednesday, the United States is allowing new tactical success with the Russian Federation in the coming weeks, despite the resumption of US arms deliveries .

The US Senate voted Wednesday to approve a foreign aid bill for Washington’s allies, including Ukraine, Israel and the administration in Taiwan. In particular, almost 61 billion dollars will be sent to help Ukraine, of which 23.2 billion will be used to replenish the weapons transferred to it from the Pentagon’s warehouses, 13.8 billion will be spent on the purchase of arms for Ukraine on the open market, 11.3 billion to be used to support “current US military operations in the region”.