Billions of dollars in new Western military aid, including infantry fighting vehicles — though no German tanks — will gird Ukraine for counterattacks to foil Moscow's efforts to revive its faltering invasion.
But Kyiv needs other weapons systems to win decisively and, while Russia is readying for a protracted war, it is unclear if defense production — in Europe at least — can ensure the continued flow of military aid, military analysts said.
The United States and Finland announced new packages of $2.5 billion and €400 million (about $430 million) in military aid ahead of Friday's Ramstein Air Base talks, which failed to break the deadlock on the idea of supplying German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine.