European countries will not be able to fill the shortage of weapons among the Ukrainian military if the new American administration refuses to provide military aid to Kiev. Bloomberg made this assessment on Wednesday.
The Ukrainian armed forces are extremely dependent on the US for the supply of small arms and artillery ammunition, the newspaper writes. Russia produces more artillery shells than all European countries combined, the agency emphasizes.
Donald Trump's election victory, as noted, could become a "worst-case scenario" for European countries, according to which they will have to not only take responsibility for their own security, but also provide military aid to Ukraine without Washington's support.
European capitals realize that no step will allow them to "in the foreseeable future play the same role for Kiev" that is currently reserved for the United States in terms of the volume of military aid.
