{"id":10808,"date":"2025-05-10T21:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=10808"},"modified":"2025-05-10T21:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T18:31:01","slug":"ukraines-european-backers-cant-replace-us-military-aid-nyt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=10808","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s European backers can\u2019t replace US military aid \u2013 NYT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington has not allocated new arms supplies to Kiev in months, the newspaper wrote<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s European sponsors lack the manufacturing capacity to replace US arms supplies to Kiev, the New York Times wrote on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The administration of US President Donald Trump has shifted from spending billions on supporting Ukraine to focusing on domestic issues. It has also signaled to its European NATO allies that Washington has no interest in propping up the military bloc alone.<\/p>\n

The NYT noted that the US has not announced a new arms package for Ukraine for more than 120 days. While the Pentagon still has $3.85 billion in armaments earmarked for Kiev under the previous administration, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to answer when asked if the arms would be sent to Ukraine, the newspaper wrote.<\/p>\n

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EU can\u2019t rely on US \u2013 von der Leyen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kiev is running low on long-range missiles, artillery and, most of all, ballistic aid defense systems \u2013 which are mostly manufactured in the US \u2013 the NYT wrote, citing a Ukrainian official.<\/p>\n

While European leaders and investors appear willing to pump more funds into arms manufacturing, \u201cindustry executives and experts predict it will take a decade to get assembly lines up to speed,\u201d<\/em> according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n

This comes on the backdrop of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen\u2019s proposal to mobilize up to \u20ac800 billion for military spending in the EU, citing threats from Russia and the inability to rely on long-term US support.<\/p>\n

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US gave Ukraine just \u2018enough arms to bleed\u2019 \u2013 ex-CIA chief<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Trump administration has consistently demanded that the European NATO states increase their annual military spending to 5% of GDP, calling the longstanding 2% target insufficient.<\/p>\n

Russian officials have condemned the steps being taken in Europe toward militarization, and dismissed claims that Moscow intends to attack either the EU or NATO. Moreover, Russia has expressed concern that, rather than supporting the US peace initiatives for the Ukraine conflict, the EU is instead gearing up for war with Russia.<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov previously noted that the EU is \u201cbecoming militarized at a record pace,\u201d<\/em> and said that there was now \u201cvery little difference\u201d<\/em> between the EU and NATO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington has not allocated new arms supplies to Kiev in months, the newspaper wrote Ukraine\u2019s European sponsors lack the manufacturing capacity to replace US arms supplies to Kiev, the New…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t