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‘Bottom of barrel’: Ukraine’s counteroffensive at risk from US aid delays

Republican-led opposition to Kyiv’s next funding package could further hamper counteroffensive

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appearance at Nato on Wednesday to plead for more weapons for Ukraine underscored Kyiv’s concern about dwindling allied support following Republican opposition in Washington and as attention is diverted to Israel’s war against Hamas.

Given its large stockpiles and greater industrial capacity, the US has played a vital role in rapidly supplying Ukraine with modern weaponry, particularly artillery ammunition and air defence.

Even a temporary pause in its support could start to impinge on Kyiv’s war strategy and tactics within weeks, analysts say, potentially curtailing Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive, relieving the pressure on Russian forces and giving them the opportunity to reconstitute their combat power.

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