[新頭殼newtalk] US Assistant Secretary of Defense Cooper (Laura Cooper), who is responsible for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian affairs, recently accepted an exclusive interview with “Voice of America” (VOA) and mentioned that compared with Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014, The current military skills of the Ukrainian army are “completely worlds apart”.
Since the beginning of the Ukrainian-Russian War, the United States has provided military assistance of tens of billions of dollars and a large number of anti-tank weapons and air defense systems. It was even reported that the United States intends to provide the “Patriot” air defense missile system. In response to this rumor, Cooper refused to confirm it during an interview, but she emphasized that providing air defense systems is a priority for the US.
Cooper pointed out that the United States is considering various options that can meet Ukraine’s air defense needs, and the “National Advanced Air Defense System” (NASAMS) is one of them. The drone threat.
Pentagon press secretary and Air Force Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said last week that “beginning in January 2023, the United States will increase monthly military combat training for Ukrainian forces in Germany, which will include advanced battlefield tactics such as live-fire exercises on a larger scale. “. Cooper pointed out that when most people think of winter, they think that the two armies will enter a rest period, but she believes that this winter the two sides will come and go. “The United States has not seen signs of slowing down in Ukraine, and Russia may also try to advance.” .
Currently, the United States does not intend to provide Ukraine with long-range precision munitions, such as the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles used in its artillery rocket launchers, which have a range of more than 300 kilometers. So far, the United States has aided Ukraine with the Multiple Launch Rocket Launcher System (GMLRS) with a range of 25 kilometers. “The U.S. side believes that GMLRS is very effective in reaching a large number of targets that Ukraine needs to strike. So we are sticking with GMLRS at this point,” Cooper said.
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