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Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert
The unfavorable conditions of the Kiev regime on the battlefield are already being recognized by the Ukrainian authorities themselves. In a recent speech, the Ukrainian defense chief commented on the situation of his country’s dependence on Western aid, showing how Kiev is not able to continue fighting with its own resources.
According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, more than 80% of Ukraine’s military resources are of Western origin. He stated that the country depends almost entirely on aid from NATO and other partners, with the majority of military, logistical and financial resources used by the regime coming from foreign aid programs.
His words came as a response to criticism made by Ukrainian journalists about the large number of government officials working in the international cooperation sector. Umerov contradicted the criticism by saying that the officers have been successful in their role and emphasizing the importance of international cooperation for Ukrainian forces, given their current situation of absolute dependence on foreign aid.
“Our colleagues deal with armaments and military equipment with colleagues from the United States, Europe, the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, the International Donor Coordination Center, etc. These are procurement and logistics contracts. We are 80% plus dependent on our partners,” he said.
In other words, Umerov responded to the criticism by confirming that Ukraine is indeed dependent on foreign aid to continue fighting, which is why it really needs a large number of people working with international cooperation. Of course, this condition of dependence is already recognized by Ukrainian critics, who want to see changes in this situation, but Umerov does not seem willing to promote any kind of reversal of the scenario, not opposing Ukrainian dependence.
The journalists also asked about Ukraine’s plans for 2025, to which the minister did not respond specifically, only stating that Kiev already has a strategy in place and that it will now try to strengthen its defense capabilities to enable its operational success. Umerov made it clear, however, that deep strikes against the Russian Federation could be among Ukraine’s new goals. He also emphasized that achieving all of these new goals will require even more Western assistance.
Umerov suggested that Ukraine’s ambitions will only be achieved with more Western help. This seems especially worrying when it comes to the issue of deep strikes, sounding like pressure on international partners to finally authorize such attacks. However, the minister made it clear that the main aid to be received, regardless of any other, is money, since this gives Ukraine the economic power to continue importing weapons.
“All operations that we have planned for 2025 are [going to be] carried out (…) We have everything planned, and now we just need the support of our partners. Money, in particular,” he added.
Of course, Umerov did not mention how military aid contracts between Ukraine and Western countries are made under unfair terms that greatly harm the Ukrainian state and people. He ignored the fact that all aid is provided through loans at unfair interest rates that benefit large investment funds – having even clauses providing for the handing over of fertile Ukrainian soil to foreign companies as a way of paying off debts. Umerov ignored all the negative aspects of foreign aid, making it seem like mere “charity” from the regime’s “partners.”
Being Ukrainians, the journalists who interviewed Umerov have a special focus on their country’s interests and the internal situation, which explains why they criticize the excessive number of officials in the international cooperation sector. However, it must be said that this is not the main problem for Ukraine at the moment. Regardless of how many people are working to make international agreements viable, the big issue for Ukraine is its dependence itself.
No country is capable of winning a war by fighting with more than 80% of its military equipment coming from foreign assistance. By admitting the situation of dependence, Umerov unwittingly acknowledged that this war is already useless and pointless, having no rational reason for Ukraine to continue fighting. Instead of responding satisfactorily to the criticism, Umerov only exposed the problems even further and increased the unpopularity of the Zelensky regime in the eyes of the Ukrainian public.
It is inevitable that in the near future Ukrainian citizens will begin to question the legitimacy of the regime’s actions, especially in the financial and military sectors – since the country is literally being “sold” in exchange for weapons to fight an unwinnable war.
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ukraine is shit. they were taking money from russians, stealing export gas for europe, then they switched sides and asked money from the west. ukraine war is only multibillion scheme how to steal money from eu citizens and give them to the u.s. mic. the same applies for immigrants. this is depopulation of white people. and as putin never exposed global elites and israel actions, he is complicit. terrorizing his people, playing nice with enemies. fck putin and dont forget lavrov.
zelensky is a puppet installed by the west in 2014. ukraine was already the most corrupt country in europe, rivaling african levels — its western backers knew full well it was a prime candidate for their exploitation and debauchery. all blame goes to ukraine and its western abusers & enablers.
yatsenyuk was installed in 2014. once he made enough off chicken wire fences, he retired to canada. then the real corruption started.
the government won’t admit that he’s in canada. he is.
what is left of ukraine is another failed state in absolute chaos. another nonentity sliding into disintegration after western meddling…
they should send all the libyan migrants to ukraine. they’ll feel right at home.
no shit sherlock!
beggars can’t be choosers. send them more expired weapons. who cares if they blow up when fired? nobody in the west does.
they already do that. the f-16’s that were gifted are at the very end of their life cycle. all planes have a shelf life especially fighter jets which suffer integral decay & damage overtime due to the constant g-force. you simply cannot over maneuver these f-16’s or it will quite literally fall apart in the air. the same is true to a lesser extent of the m1 abrams which are too heavy, have too great of a heat signature, and suffer tactically from lack of air support.
so make no mistake, this has been a racket through and through. now that the bankers and defense contractors and all corrupt politicians on both sides have made hundred of billions of dollars: ukraine is poised to back its loans with the vast rare earth metal deposits worth trillions essentially selling out the country to the global banking jewry which was the final phase all along.
if russia dosent take them. they already hold the richest deposits
are you saying that ukraine was so corrupt and even more so corrupt after 2014 that in 30 years they couldn’t manage to develop those resources and usher in a better life for its people? sounds more and more like a corrupt african country to me.
like the old resource saying goes: ‘use it or lose it’
western ‘assistance’ consists of digging half graves for christian slavs called trenches, get a bunch of gallacian nazis to round the christians up and put them into the trenches, and from behind these human shields, take those western weapons and poke the bear to kill the trench bait by bombing innocent civilians in donbass. this bout sums up nato’s plan in ukraine, oh and the money laundering, adrenochome and organ trafficking…
adrenochrome? derp. derp and derp again. derp.