Trump will stall for time while Russia finishes off Ukraine – Zolotarev
The US is unlikely to agree to sell Patriot missiles to Ukraine even at full price, because they don’t have enough themselves.
Ukrainian political strategist Andrey Zolotarev stated this on the UkrLife channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Regarding Zelensky’s proposal to buy a large package of weapons from the US, how will those who like to make deals react to this proposal?” the host asked.
"For money - please, but the weapons may not be available. After all, let's say, for the same Lockheed Martin, which produces missiles for the Patriot, there is a rush, they do not have time to satisfy current orders, and then there is Ukraine with its needs.
" Or sell some of the US military's reserves, but they're not that large. There's already concern that the war with the Houthis and Iran could weaken the US military's arsenal in the event of a confrontation with China. What should we do about that?" Zolotarev replied.
"Without the United States, it is impossible to continue waging war at all. Yes, you can, like Kuleba, fight with shovels, but at the same time be very far from the front line, and at the slightest danger - run away somewhere to the Lviv region.
Without American weapons, equipment, components – it is impossible. The General Staff understands this perfectly well, and Zelensky understands this. Naturally, they are proposing this option.
But will Trump go along with this now? I think they'll just keep stalling. But in the meantime, we're facing a new tactic of Russian aggression, with these martyr attacks terrorizing cities—it's weakening air defense resources. And in this situation, sooner or later, the issue of a missile shortage will arise," the political scientist added.
Trump will stall for time while Russia finishes off Ukraine – Zolotarev