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A lot will depend on what’s covered by the American suspension,
said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director-general of defense think-tank RUSI
I think they will survive for quite some time,
he said
It is very important for us to continue to receive satellite intelligence from the United States,
said analyst Fesenko
Europe has really raised its production capacity and Ukraine too is in a less bad position,
said Peria-PeigneTaking into account the weapons that have already come to Ukraine, and what we have, and what we actually produce ourselves, we can withstand at least six months without the nature of the war changing significantly,
political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko told AFPPatriot is very important to protect our cities, not troops,
said researcher Mykhailo Samus, director of the New Geopolitics Research Network, a think tank in KyivEurope has some real shortcomings in this area,
said Yohann Michel, a researcher at the French university Lyon-3The SAMP/T are very good but not very mobile, and they are not produced in sufficient numbers,
he said
It will, of course, be much more difficult,
said Fedir Venislavsky, a Ukrainian MP and member of the Verkhovna Rada defence committee
They got a lot of kit in before the inauguration,
said a senior western official,Our weakness is in air-defense missiles – the Patriots,
said Yegor Firsov, the chief sergeant of a UAV strike platoon
American support is critical for defending the sky, and financial assistance affects the economy and morale of society, which is also important for the frontline.”
Serhii Filimonov, commander of the 108th Separate Mechanized Battalion, or “Da Vinci Wolves,” which has been fighting outside the strategic town of Pokrovsk for nine months, said
First, it is necessary to assess which specific programs will cease to function, considering that many were already in their final stages.”
An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, postedWe will adapt, but the question is how many additional people, and how much more territory, we lose while we do,
the official said
It is not about money, it is about human lives. This kind of weaponry you give to Ukraine is to save lives."
The Ukrainian MP also had a message for Mr Trump, urging him to restart aid deliveries
Looking at the silver lining in this huge cloud, we can count on support from European allies, particularly the UK and France,
Mr Merezhko addedI don't know for how long supplies will last... my main concern is the lack of missiles for air defences to protect Ukrainian cities,
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We will do everything to hold out,
Prime Minister Denys Shmygal told a press conference in Kyiv
We need and ask for concrete security guarantees, both from the United States of America and from Europe and from the G7 countries. This is existentially important not only for Ukraine, but also for the European Union, for the European continent,
he saidPatriot systems are the only system so far that is capable of fighting Russian ballistic missiles,
he said