NATO assistance will not be enough to start the Armed Forces Counter -offshore in 2024 - NYT

The declared assistance of the Alliance in the territory of the summit is mostly related to long -term support. The interlocutors of journalists believe that Ukraine will not have enough strength to reject the occupiers. Despite the billionth assistance and security and security this week, the officials of the Allies believe that Ukraine will not be able to start a counter -offensive by the beginning of next year. About it reports The New York Times.

Supply of missiles, combat vehicles, ammunition and air defense products from the US and Europe will take weeks, if they have not arrived on the front. Also, some of the weapons are either not purchased or not manufactured. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the long-awaited F-16 fighter jets will come to Ukraine this summer. However, they will be used mostly for defense, as the issue of using aircraft in the airspace of the Russian Federation is still being discussed.

Most of the promises made at the NATO summit were long -term to ensure Ukraine's security for decades. They include a new weapons and NATO wing coordination center in Germany, as well as allocation of assistance by 40 billion euros in 2025. A high -ranking NATO official said that this support would bring Ukraine into a path that would push Russia next year.