Ukraine's situation not hopeless even without US support – UK general
Illustrative photo: The US may cut off military aid to Ukraine (Getty Images)
Ukraine's situation in the war with Russia will not be hopeless, even if the US halts its aid. Russia faces equipment shortages, said the former NATO commander General Sir Richard Shirreff in an interview with the Times Radio.
Shirreff explained that Russia's military capability continues to be depleted. Russia is "really, really strapped" for military equipment and is resorting to using "civilian vans, golf buggies, and even donkeys" to sustain its war efforts.
"And if you then take into account the Russian economy, and there are many who will have come on Times Radio who say that the Russian economy is like a leaky ship and is only kept afloat by desperate measures," he said.
At the same time, he emphasized that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia will only happen if Moscow is forced into it.
"Russia has already made it clear that it is not going to back down on any of its aims,” which are the “annexation of four Ukrainian provinces and the permanent neutralization of the rest of the country," Shirreff recalled.
In his view, Europe "cannot in any way count on America as an ally" in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The US may cut off aid
Ukraine continues to receive military aid from the United States. Such supplies are made under decisions approved by the Joe Biden administration.
Donald Trump refuses to transfer new weapons to Ukraine. He may also completely stop military aid to Ukrainian defenders.
According to The New York Times, the US President wants to discuss the suspension of aid to Ukraine with several officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth.
