U.S. Aid To Ukraine Is Moving At A 'Snails Pace'

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U.S. Waited Months To Send Ukraine Spare Tires -- Eli Lake, Daily Beast

In early March, Ukraine’s military begged the U.S. for the simplest of gear to help them cope with an advancing Russia. Washington’s response was a long, slow pause.

Usually when foreign militaries ask the United States for equipment, it’s the kind of high-tech weaponry for which America is known: fighter jets, advanced radars, and missile systems. But for Ukraine in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Crimea, the list was more basic: boots, uniforms, body armor, and spare tires. And yet, for more than two months, these simple requests have gone unfulfilled.

The Daily Beast has obtained the original detailed request Ukraine’s armed forces made to the United States and NATO in the first days of March after the world watched Russian special operations forces in uniforms bearing no flag or insignia seize Crimea’s transportation and infrastructure hubs.

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My Comment: Providing $18 million in military assistance to the Ukraine military is not going to make much of a difference in the whole scheme of things. Unfortunately ....by failing to even speed up this aid package sends the wrong message to everyone in the region.