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 by AFP Staff Writers Brussels (AFP) Jan 19, 2023
A senior NATO commander warned on Thursday that Western tanks would not be a "silver bullet" for Ukraine in its fight with Russia, despite Kyiv's new arsenal outperforming Moscow's weaponry. "There is not a particular weapon system that is a silver bullet. A balance of all systems is needed," said US General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, after a meeting of NATO military chiefs. But he added that "it's clearly the case that modern Western technology is outperforming Russian technology" on the battlefield in Ukraine. The comments came as pressure mounted on Germany from Kyiv and some NATO allies to send Leopard II battle tanks to help Kyiv push back Moscow's forces. The head of NATO's military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, steered clear of calling for the equipment to be sent to Kyiv but said that "if the Russians are fighting with tanks, the Ukrainians need tanks as well". He said having tanks was important for the Ukrainians to both match the Russians and "in terms of their ambition to regain their own territory". Bauer said Russia was likely planning a new offensive in spring as Moscow had not changed its overall objective of defeating Ukraine. "That's what the Ukrainians have to prepare for. That's what they are thinking about," he said. He said that assistance from NATO allies was being shaped by this "to see what the Ukrainians most likely need most and then how the allies can support".
NATO allies set to provide 'heavier weapons' to Ukraine Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 NATO countries are set to announce new "heavier weapons" for Ukraine, the alliance's chief said on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on his backers to speed up their decision-making. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin will convene a meeting of around 50 countries on Friday at the US-run Ramstein military base in Germany, including all 30 members of the NATO alliance. "The main message there (in Ramstein) will be more support and more advanced support, heavier weapons, ... read more
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