[新頭殼newtalk] US Assistant Secretary of Defense Cooper (Laura Cooper), who is responsible for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian affairs, recently accepted an exclusive interview with “Voice of America” (VOA) and has stated that compared to the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, the current military capabilities of the Ukrainian army are “completely two worlds”.
Since the beginning of the Ukrainian-Russian war, the United States has provided tens of billions of dollars in military assistance and a large number of anti-tank weapons and air defense systems. It was also reported that the United States intends to supply the “Patriot” air defense missile system. In response to this rumor, Cooper declined to confirm it in an interview, but stressed that providing air defense systems is a priority for the United States.
Cooper stressed that the United States is evaluating various options that can meet Ukraine’s air defense needs, and the “National Advanced Air Defense System” (NASAMS) is one of them – the threat of drones.
Pentagon press secretary and Air Force Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said last week that “starting in January 2023, the United States will ramp up monthly military combat training for Ukrainian forces in Germany, which will include tactical battlefield advances as live-fire exercises over a larger field”. scale.” Cooper pointed out that when most people think of winter, they think the two servicemen will enter a phase of rest, but he believes the two sides will come and go this winter. “The United States has seen no signs slowdown Ukraine and Russia may also try to advance.” .
The United States does not currently intend to supply Ukraine with long-range precision munitions, such as the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles used in its artillery rocket launchers, which have a range of more than 300 kilometers. So far, the United States has been helping Ukraine with the Multiple Launch Rocket Launcher System (GMLRS) with a range of 25 kilometers. “The US side believes that GMLRS is very effective in achieving a large number of targets that Ukraine needs to hit. So we are sticking with GMLRS at this point,” Cooper said.
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