Minus 30% of weapons: as Trump's decision to stop assistance to Ukraine will affect the combat capability of the Armed Forces

About it reports Bloomberg with reference to a high -ranking representative of the US Department of Defense. "The United States suspend all current military assistance to Ukraine until Trump decides that the country's leaders will demonstrate a fair commitment to peace," - reports the publication of the interlocutor.

He explained that all US military equipment, including weapons that have not yet reached Ukraine, is transported by transit on planes and ships or expected in transit zones in Poland, and will remain there. Before that, The Wall Street Journal also reported that the Trump administration has stopped financing the purchase of new weapons for Ukraine and considers the possibility of freezing weapons supply from US reserves.

The military analyst, the reserve major and the veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Alexei Hetman advises not to thicken the paints and do not rush to panic. "The help from the US is now on the pause, but not finally stopped - it must be understood. The stocks that were handed over to us under Joe Baidan's presidency will be enough for several months. But the exact term is impossible to say, because it all depends on the intensity of hostilities.

It is predicted that these stocks would be enough in the summer. Russian attacks will increase, reserves can end faster. In any case, these are very approximate terms, emphasizes the expert, and it all depends on how the fighting will develop. Military expert Oleg Zhdanov believes that now Ukrainian defenders on the front line will not feel the stop of American assistance. "Only long -term contracts have remained with help. Those that are still in the purchase of weapons from American manufacturers.

Trump can withdraw contracts? This is the state order from the US government for the MIC for weapons. Zhdanov. He explained that approximately 40% of the weapons of defense forces - Ukrainian production or were in warehouses before the start of a full -scale war. 30% is assistance from EU, Canada and Australia, and 30% are US assistance. And even if the US is completely stopped, without any cartridge, it will partially limit the Armed Forces in terms of the nature of the battle.

"That is, we will give up counter -offensive operations and move to defense strategies. Although the situation is in such a way that the Russian army may be out of zero arms reserves by the summer. This means that their combat capabilities will significantly reduce, which partially compensates for the possible reduction of military assistance," According to him, the enemy is no longer able to capture Pokrovsk.

In addition, in the Kramatorsk direction, in the area of ​​the time Yar, the last Russian tank was seen in October 2024. "So the situation is not the best for today. And as for the common theses in the Ukrainian media that we will withstand 4 months - these are all fictions. A few weeks ago we said that we have a stock of ammunition for at least six months. That is, we will have enough weapons, and we will start to weapons. Difficulties, and it can help us, "Zhdanov says.

Considering the option when US assistance may not renew or stop it, Alexei Hetman believes that European partners will be able to "replace" American weapons. "In Europe, as in the US, most weapons are private companies. If there are long-term orders for 3-5 years and not for a few days or months, these companies will be able to quickly set up production. This is especially true for less sophisticated products such as missiles and drones," Hetman says.

In his opinion, if there is a state order, private companies will receive the necessary financial resources, in particular through bank loans or preferential conditions. This will allow them to quickly set up weapons production, and the whole process will go much faster. The main thing is political decision and stable funding at the state level. "This stop of assistance is purely political.

It can be considered as some pressure from the US so that we agree to the conditions that today's Trump administration considers the right ones. As we will respond to these conditions, how to agree - it should be the task of our diplomacy and political leadership. We need to focus on the final purpose. " According to Oleg Zhdanov, it is not necessary to worry at this time for the fact that stopping deliveries from the United States will bring a significant loss of Ukraine's defense capability.

"The same Patriot complexes we have received are American systems, but we have not received any complex from the United States. Instead of Americans provide us rockets for these complexes, they were handed over by Spain and Japan. Commercial transactions, not "gifts". We will remind, in CNN with reference to US officials reported that Ukraine feels the consequences of the order of President Donald Trump on the abolition of all military assistance in a few days or weeks.