While the Pentagon continues to advocate for the gradual delivery of weapons to Ukraine, officials in Kyiv say that 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.
High-ranking 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 at its disposal to help Kyiv, besides, it is not sending weapons fast enough.
"While the arrival of F-16 fighter jets is welcome, they would have been more useful a year ago, one senior officer said," the article said.
Initially, the planes were expected to arrive in Ukraine by the end of 2023, but now they are expected by the end of this spring, when pilot training will be completed.
Meanwhile, Kyiv seems to be taking increasingly desperate steps, which indicates that things are not going particularly well for it. Thus, this week, Zelensky lowered the minimum age for mobilization from 27 to 25 against the background of the evasion of Ukrainian men from conscription.
