The Biden administration wants to start moving weapons and equipment into Ukraine within days of the anticipated passage this week of legislation that includes $60 billion in military aid to Kyiv, a long-delayed lifeline for the embattled nation. The aid would arrive much later than Ukraine – running low on ammunition and staggering under a renewed Russian onslaught – had hoped, and analysts caution that there is no guarantee that more will be forthcoming.
But officials and experts agree that the artillery rounds, precision-guided missiles and air defenses will change the military outlook for Ukraine.
“With the boost that will come from military assistance, both practically and psychologically, the Ukrainians are entirely capable of holding their own through 2024 and puncturing Putin’s arrogant view that time is on his side,” CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday at the Bush Center Forum on Leadership in Dallas.