Kuleba on foreign military aid: HIMARS, howitzers, tanks coming in, more to come

The main problem with arms supplies is their schedule, because had Ukraine received more 155mm artillery and MLR systems in time, Lysychansk and Siverodonetsk would have remained under Kyiv’s control.

This was stated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, in an interview with Forbes, Ukrinform reports.

"The supply of weapons is a very delicate process. I’ll put it simple: HIMARS, other MLR systems from other countries, howitzers, tanks – everything is coming in, and there’ll be more. It’s only a matter of time. Our task is to speed up these processes: from the adoption of political decisions to resolving logistical issues," said Kuleba.

The top diplomat noted that, in fact, the supply from various countries through different channels remains quite stable, but the numbers are “unsatisfactory.” According to the minister, the main problem is the schedule of supplies.

"For example, my recent conversations with colleagues from countries supplying weapons. I voice what’s needed, once, and then several times with various spices, at different times, so that the signal penetrates and gets fixated. I say: ‘We this before this date.’ Then we talk about something else. I say again: ‘By the way, I’d to clarify once again: what I mentioned is needed by this date," the minister noted.

"Three or four times per conversation, I pierce people's consciousness, because this is the main problem. If we had received more 155mm artillery and more MLR systems in time, then Lysychansk and Siverodonetsk would have remained under Ukraine’s control. But everything takes time – this is how the system deploys," the minister stated.

As reported earlier, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said U.S. partners are satisfied with the effectiveness of the use of HIMARS systems by Ukrainian gunners, the high-precision strikes where each missile is specifically used to hit the spots that are "painful" for the Russian invasion forces.

Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine