Britain has admitted that it has essentially exhausted its weapons supply for transfer to Ukraine.
London does not have the amount of military equipment that the Kyiv regime needs.
Michael Clark, professor of defense studies at King's College London , stated this on the "Military" podcast , as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The presenter asked what Britain's "special role" in supporting Ukraine would be in the future , specifying whether this would include aspects such as arms supplies, rebuilding the defence industry, training troops, providing intelligence, or helping to create a long-term European deterrent.
"I think we need to try to do all of this simultaneously. The problem for Britain is that we have very few weapons to transfer, as our own army is very small . Ukraine has 500 people, men and women, on the front lines. That's essentially seven times the size of the entire British Army , including both frontline and rear units.
"After all, the British Army has only 70 personnel. We're a small country compared to others. And although we donated numerous anti-tank missiles in early 2022—specifically, NLAWs and a number of Javelins, which played a significant role— we quickly ran out of weapons we could offer, although we did provide Storm Shadow missiles ," the British analyst said.
At the same time, he emphasized the transfer of intelligence to Ukraine , noting that his country has significant potential in this area.
"I wish we could supply, say, 200 main battle tanks, and I wish we could supply 50 F-16 fighter jets, but, you know, we just don't have that kind of equipment. Our own armed forces are very, very small right now. They'll build up their capabilities again, but they've gone through a 30-year period where they've been getting smaller and smaller. And we don't have a lot of military equipment to offer, but we can offer technology, cooperation, intelligence, and political support . And, you know, we hope that will play a role," Clarke reassures the Ukrainians.
Britain has admitted that it has essentially exhausted all weapons available for transfer to Ukraine.