Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has once again highlighted the unfortunate state of Europe’s military, claiming that EU countries have delivered only 30% of promised shells.
While the establishment media, Eurocrats and Kiev all blame the United States and the ongoing dispute over further American funding to Ukraine as the reason for recent Russian military losses on the battlefield, President Zelenskiy revealed that an apparent lack of artillery was the main cause. This is because the EU has failed to fulfill its commitments.
“Of the one million shells that the European Union promised us, unfortunately only 30 percent, and not 50 percent, arrived,” President Zelenskiy told reporters this week. according to Visit the EU-funded Euractiv website.
Brussels promised last year to send at least one million shells to Ukraine by March this year, but admitted in January that it would only be able to meet half of that, leaving around 524,000 shells delivered by the end of the year. It was planned. Next month’s. However, so far only 355,000 ammunition shells have been sent to Kiev from EU countries. They now claim they will exceed 1 million shells by the end of the year.
The EU’s top diplomat and Spanish socialist politician Josep Borrell, whose country consistently fails to meet NATO spending requirements, commented on the shortfall and urged EU countries to find ways to step up efforts. . saying: “Ukrainian soldiers are determined to fight, but they need ammunition. Urgently and in large quantities.”
“I therefore feel it is my duty and responsibility to reach out to you again to see what further we can do to support Ukraine,” Borrell said in a letter to member states. , adding, “Doing nothing is not an option.”
Ukraine’s defense minister is in despair: half of Western military aid is delivered latehttps://t.co/oeGJGRhJnZ
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Because their security is guaranteed by U.S. taxpayers, wealthy European countries have long offered generous socialized health care packages and other welfare programs rather than adequately funding their militaries. We have focused our budget on this.
NATO Allies in Western Europe Prospered Last Year include Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands all failed to meet the alliance’s 2% GDP spending obligation, despite claims that they were concerned about a possible Russian attack on NATO.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) commented last week on the disparity in U.S. and European defense spending, saying that the money Europe chooses to spend for purposes other than national defense is “less likely to be used to ensure national security.” It should be seen as an implicit tax imposed on the people.” Europe. “
“Nothing in recent memory has demonstrated this more clearly than the Ukraine war. Frankly, there is no good reason why we need aid from the United States. Europe has many productive economies. is made up of our great nation,” Sen. Vance wrote. “They are supposed to have the ability to deal with conflict, but over the decades they have become too weak. America is being asked to fill the void at great cost to its own people. ”
The issue of European countries’ non-compliance with NATO has once again come to the forefront of international politics, triggered by comments made by Donald Trump, who has long criticized European countries for not fulfilling their obligations.For example, in 2018, he said: Ta. It’s unfair for the US to protect countries like Germany from Russia’s perceived threats while Berlin is busy signing big gas deals with Moscow.
Earlier this month, the former president recalled speaking during his time in office in which he warned unnamed leaders of NATO allies in Europe that the United States would not protect them from Russia if they did not meet defense spending requirements. Didn’t you pay? are you delinquent? …No, I won’t protect you.In fact, I would encourage them [Russia] to do whatever they want. Must be paid. you have to pay the bill. ”
NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg has previously admit When President Trump claimed that Europe and Canada had committed an additional $100 billion to defense as a result of his tough stance on NATO allies, the international community and media were outraged over the statement, suggesting that Trump is weakening the Western alliance. he insisted again. However, according to the times of londonmany European leaders admit behind closed doors that the former president “has a point.”
European leaders and Trump comment on NATO: “Serious but not literal”: Times of Londonhttps://t.co/Ih5tLMidsI
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) February 12, 2024
