Delivery of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine – USA will not give priority to Kyiv – Arms
The US Secretary of Defense told Zelensky that he could not prioritize the supply of ATACMS to Ukraine.
The Pentagon is reluctant to send additional ATACMS ballistic missiles to Ukraine, because the United States is concerned about the reduction of its military stocks due to the increase in the supply of weapons to other countries of the world.
The Wall Street Journal writes about it.
A high-ranking American official told journalists that the US is considering the option of buying weapons from other countries for their transfer to Ukraine. The issue is particularly acute with ATACMS missiles, which are in very high demand. Therefore, the Biden administration is asking allies to send missiles to Ukraine from their stockpiles.
Other American sources and an adviser to the Ukrainian government, whose name has not been disclosed, said that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin recently refused President Zelensky, who asked to provide Ukraine with…
