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An ex-CIA employee accuses Vladimir Putin of weakness and calls for rapid arms deliveries to Ukraine “for heaven’s sake” so that Russia does not gain the upper hand in the war. © IMAGO/Sergei Karpukhin
Ukraine is running out of ammunition in the fight against Russia. An ex-CIA employee appeals to the US government for more arms deliveries.
Washington DC – Kiev is under pressure. Russia and ruler Vladimir Putin have clearly gained the upper hand in the Ukraine war in recent weeks. A former CIA officer uses the military situation as an opportunity to appeal to the West so that the country torn apart by Russia's war of invasion receives urgent military support.
Weapons deliveries to Ukraine: Ex-CIA employee calls for more help against Putin – “For heaven’s sake”
John Sipher worked in the US secret service, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), for 28 years before retiring in 2014. Now he ex-CIA employee felt compelled to appeal to the US government on Thursday on
X
, formerly Twitter, so that the supply of weapons to Ukraine could finally get rolling again. This is in particular the $60 billion aid package requested by US President Joe Biden, which continues to be blocked by Republicans in the House of Representatives.
"For heaven's sake. We have a historic chance to defeat an enemy that has been at war with us for years,” Sipher wrote in his post regarding US arms supplies to Kiev in the Ukraine war. “Putin is destroying everything that is important to us. He is weak now. Stop being so timid and act like a superpower.”
More weapons for Kiev in the Ukraine war: “Give Ukraine what it needs to win”
Sipher added to his demand that the US deliver more and faster weapons to Kiev in the Ukraine war: “Give Ukraine what it needs to win!”
The former CIA employee's appeal is in line with statements made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He said on Thursday (March 28) that rapid approval of US aid for Ukraine by Congress was “vital”. “We are aware that there are different views in the House of Representatives on the way forward, but the most important thing is that the issue of aid to Ukraine remains a unifying element,” he said
on
X.
Russia on the offensive in the Ukraine war: According to Zelensky, Kiev “needs help now”
In an interview with
CBS News
published on Thursday , the Ukrainian leader also stated that Ukraine “needs help now.” He also warned of an impending Russian offensive in the Ukraine war and the possibility that the conflict could break out on NATO soil if Russia's rulers are not stopped. Putin recently even threatened to shoot down F-16 fighter jets at NATO airfields.
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Ukraine needs more artillery and American Patriot missile defense systems in the fight against Russia, he said. “Tens of billions remain in the United States,” Zelensky said. In doing so, he criticized the waiting period because the profits from arms sales to Ukraine largely benefit the industry in the United States through renewed arms production. Criticism of the lack of arms deliveries has also come from elsewhere in Ukraine with the words “Give us the damn Patriots”.
Ammunition shortage has significant impact on Ukraine war: “Critical period”
“Let's face it, in most cases, 80 percent of the money allocated by Congress and the administration stays in the United States - at least more than 75 percent. This ammunition comes to us, but the production takes place there, and the money stays in the USA, and the taxes stay in the USA.”
The criticism was also followed by conciliatory words from the Ukrainian president. “Yes, it is a lot of support that is coming to us, but we need it.” US officials recently reaffirmed the need for arms supplies to Ukraine and emphasized their importance for the course of the Ukraine war. They warned that Ukraine's current ammunition shortage could become "catastrophic" by the end of March and could have significant consequences if Russia launches a Russian offensive.
Missing arms deliveries from the USA in the Ukraine war: Putin could profit from this
Two U.S. officials made this assessment in an interview with
ABC News
late last month on condition of anonymity. “The tipping point starts now and it will only get worse in the spring and summer. “So this period that we are entering is a critical period,” a senior US defense official told the broadcaster.
And this critical period could see Vladimir Putin's forces attempt to further capitalize on Ukraine's predicament. It currently remains uncertain whether this could be a Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv. In any case, Ukraine vehemently denies that Russia “does not have the resources”. Does the Kremlin ruler see it that way?