NATO and the USA accelerate weapons in Kiev. Stoltenberg: “Not just air defense, help is already on the way.” And Italy is preparing another decree

There Born is ready to accelerate the sending of military aid toUkraine. On the contrary, “help is already on the way” assures the general secretary Jens Stoltenbergstating that “allies must dig deep into their supplies“. So the Atlantic Alliance will provide Kiev with some defense systems, come on Patriot to the Samp-T. Not only. They will also come 155mm ammunition, drones, missiles And artillery. These are Stoltenberg’s announcements after NATO-Ukraine council during which Volodymyr Zelensky he returned to ask NATO for new weapons: “We need at least seven more Patriots or similar air defense systems. And it is a minimum number“, said the Ukrainian president who in recent days had argued with the Western countries: “Israel has allies in the skies, not just on paper”. At the same time the first go-ahead from the American room to the package from 95 billion dollars which includes aid to Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan.

“NATO has mapped the capabilities of allies, there are systems that can be given to Ukraine, I expect new announcements soon: in addition to the Patriot there are other systems that can be supplied such as the Samp-T,” said the NATO secretary general. Welcoming “the efforts of Germany” – which has decided to provide “an additional Patriot system to Ukraine”, Jens Stoltenberg assures however that “many other” NATO countries “that do not have systems available” have nevertheless “committed to providing financial support to purchase them for Ukraine“. NATO, therefore, is thinking about rearmament “by working with industry to increase production and restructure systems to make them operational and fit for purpose.”

And Italy is preparing another decree – Meanwhile the Meloni government think about further military aid to be provided as soon as possible toUkraine. On the table – learns theHandle – the possibility of a new decree for sending weapons. It would be the ninth, after the last one last December. The Minister of Defense, Guido Crosettoparticipated in the NATO-Ukraine Council: systems air defense on top of the pressing requests. Italy has its own Samp-tbut must deal with the need not to leave it uncovered defence nationalwith the G7 underway and the Jubilee Neighbor. Crosetto himself has repeatedly underlined that almost teverything that could be given was given; However, a reflection is underway to evaluate the new weapons that could be sent to Kiev.

The situation of Samp-T – I am five the Samp-t batteries supplied to Italy, plus one per the training. The government has already provided them to Kiev a last year, in collaboration with the France. Ukrainian soldiers have trained in Italy and France to use the system. One of the anti-missile systems supplied to Rome has just returned from Slovakiaafter the conclusion of the commitment under the NATO enhanced vigilance mission activity. Crosetto explained last month that the return is also linked to the need to increase the safety of the airspace on the occasion of the G7 and the Jubilee. Another battery is employed in Kuwaitwithin the scope ofoperation Inherent Resholve. Then there are those committed to national defense. And the evaluation to be made is precisely how Not strip it in case you decide to respond positively to requests Of Zelensky. The Samp-ts – very expensive – are made by the Italian-French consortium Eurosamformed by Mbda And Thales. In the latest Defense planning document we read that they were assigned for the 2024 And 2025 one billion and 142 million for these systems.

Stoltenberg’s appeal – During the meeting, in addition to air defense systems, “many others” were also addressed urgent needs” for Kiev such as, Stoltenberg explained, “the 155 millimeter ammunition, precision strike capabilities and drones”. Each NATO member state will decide “what to provide”. “Several allies have hired concrete commitments during the meeting and are finalizing the contributions which I expect will be announced soon. Help is already on the way,” reiterated the NATO secretary general. “Allies must dig deep into their stockpiles and accelerate the delivery of missiles, artillery and ammunition,” Stoltenberg added. “Ukraine is using the weapons we provided to it to destroy Russian combat capabilities: this makes us all safer“, he underlined. “I have made it clear to allies that if the only way to give aid to Ukraine is to fall below the minimum capability targets set by NATO, they can do so. But it is a national choice and the capabilities must then be replaced,” she concluded.

Zelensky’s words – There NATO must decide “if we are truly allies”, said Ukrainian President Volymyr Zelensky speaking at the Council. “Our sky must become safe again,” he added during a video conference with Alliance defense ministers. “Anddepends entirely on your choice. Choose whether life really has the same value everywhere. Choose whether you have the same attitude towards all partners. Choose whether we are truly allies,” she concluded.

USA: green light for the 95 billion package – At the same time as the NATO-Ukraine council, the United States House gave the first green light to unblock the package 95 billion dollars which includes aid to Ukraine, as well as Israel and Taiwan. THE Democrats they sided with the Republican speaker Mike Johnson so as to overcome the Trumpian-led opposition Marjorie Taylor Greene. The final vote was set for Saturday. But the Pentagon is already preparing to quickly pass a military aid package. According to what he writes Politic quoting two American leaders, many US weapons are already found in arsenals in Europe and could be handed over to Ukraine immediately. Some of the material could reach Kiev in a matter of days, the rest could take weeks.