Would it make a huge difference? I am skeptical about this, said the most senior American military general, Mark Milley, in Oslo on Saturday. He commented on the information that North Korea is able to increase supplies of artillery ammunition to Russia. He estimated that it would most likely not make much of a difference on the battlefield in Ukraine.
General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, stated before the meeting of commanders NATO countriesthat the recent meeting of North Korean leaders Russia Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin will likely persuade Pyongyang to supply 152 mm artillery shells to Moscow. He added, however, that it is not yet clear how much and how quickly. – Would it make a huge difference? “I’m skeptical about that,” Milley added to reporters traveling with him. He noted that while he did not want to downplay North Korean weapons aid too much, he doubted whether it would be decisive.
About Ukraine: it has changed modern methods of fighting
Milley and other senior military officials from NATO countries are meeting at the Holmenkollen ski resort on the outskirts of Oslo to discuss support for Ukraine and other regional defense issues. Milley said that on Sunday in Norway, a group of the most senior military members of NATO and the Alliance’s partner countries will focus on the lessons learned from Russia’s war against Ukraine and how they can be used in the Pacific region.
On Tuesday, Milley will take part in a meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine. This group is headed by the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, is the main international forum for gaining military support for Ukraine repelling the Russian invasion. The NATO meetings come as Ukrainian forces make slow progress in a counteroffensive that is not proceeding as quickly as initially expected. Ukrainian leaders are lobbying for a new package of supplies of advanced weapons, including long-range missiles, writes the AP agency. Admiral Rob Bauer of the Netherlands, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, said Saturday that “Ukraine has changed modern fighting methods and is making progress every day. Each success is a step closer to victory.” He added that Russian forces “are losing more and more ground, and all of Russia is suffering from economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation.”
The President of Ukraine will visit the White House and the Capitol
General Milley also stated that there is still a need for weapons and military equipment in Ukraine and that allies and partners will discuss how to solve this problem. He said he believed there was still broad support for this aid in the U.S. government and society. This issue will be the main topic of talks in Washington in the coming week, when the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the White House and the Capitol. The Ukrainian leader will also take part in a high-level debate at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
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