On Thursday 14 March, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Allies had the capacity to supply Ukraine with military equipment, but that political will was needed.
While underlining the “unprecedented” support provided by the Allies to Ukraine - 99% of the military aid received by Kyiv - he explained, during the presentation of his 2023 annual report, that “Ukraine needs even more support (...) now”.
“The Ukrainians are not running out of courage. They are running out of ammunition. Together, we have the capacity to provide Ukraine with what it needs. Now we need to show the political will to do so”, he stressed, calling on the Allies to act “quickly”.
According to him, “every day of delay has real consequences on the battlefield in Ukraine”. Mr Stoltenberg felt that the fact that the Russians were able to outstrip the Ukrainians every day in terms of power was a major challenge and was one of the reasons why they had been able to make progress on the battlefield in recent weeks and months.
“It is therefore urgent that the Allies take the necessary decisions to step up their efforts and supply more munitions to Ukraine”, he insisted, adding that a long-term commitment was also needed to enable the Ukrainians to plan ahead.
See the 2023 report: https://aeur.eu/f/BBV (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)