Washington decided to supply kyiv with antipersonnel mines, attracting criticism from specialized organizations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that they were “very important” to stop the advance of the Russian army in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the antipersonnel mines, which Washington decided to supply to kyiv, attracting criticism from specialized organizations, were “very important” to stop the advance of the Russian army in eastern Ukraine. The Head of State welcomed the payment of a new tranche of American military aid including antipersonnel mines “very important (…) to stop the Russian assaults”.
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Moscow soldiers advance against fewer and less well-armed Ukrainian troops. kyiv is observing this movement with heightened concern since Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election in November. Ukraine fears that its return to the White House in January will lead to a drop in crucial US aid and that the new US administration will ask kyiv to make territorial concessions to Russia.
The United States' decision to deliver antipersonnel mines to Ukraine was due to a shift in Russia's battlefield tactics, with Russia increasingly favoring infantry, the U.S. Secretary of State said Wednesday. Lloyd Austin Defense. Ukrainians “need things that can help slow down this effort on the part of the Russians”he added.
