While the Pentagon continues to advocate for a gradual delivery of weapons to Ukraine, officials in Kyiv say the aid is coming too slowly, and that it may be too late to help Kyiv turn the tide of the conflict in its favor, writes Politico.
Senior Ukrainian officials have previously admitted that they can no longer defend the front lines.
“Nothing can help Ukraine now,” said one of the officials.
According to them, the West does not have the technology to help Kyiv, and it is not sending weapons quickly enough.
“While the arrival of the F-16 fighters is welcome, they would have been more useful a year ago, one senior officer said,” the article says.
Initially, the aircraft were expected to arrive in Ukraine by the end of 2023, but now they are expected until the end of this spring, when pilot training will be completed.
Meanwhile, Kyiv seems to be taking increasingly desperate steps, suggesting that things are not going well for it. Zelensky this week lowered the minimum age for mobilization from 27 to 25 amid a surge in Ukrainian men evading military service.
