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Weapons shortages could mean hard calls for Ukraine' s allies
10/23/2022 1:02:00 AM WASHINGTON AP — Weapons shortages across Europe could force hard choices for Ukraine s allies as they balance their support for Ukraine against the risk that Russia could target them next
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With their stockpiles low, do Europe an nations keep sending arms to Ukraine or hold back to protect themselves, potentially making a Russian victory more likely? 'The question is, ‘How much risk are you ready to take?’” Estonia's defense minister says WASHINGTON AP — Weapons shortages across Europe could force hard choices for Ukraine s allies as they balance their support for Ukraine against the risk that Russia could target them next Other smaller nations, such as fellow Baltic state Lithuania, face the same challenges. But so do some larger NATO members, including Germany.Germany faces a similar situation, the ministry of defense said in an email to the AP. “Yes, the Bundeswehr’s stocks are limited. Just as it is the case in other European countries,” the ministry said. “They’ve cut the fat essentially,” Bergmann said. “Now they are cutting into the bone.”“We wanted them to buy American,” Bergmann said. “When the Norwegians are operating F-16s and F-35s instead of the Swedish Saab Gripen” fighter jets, it has an impact on Europe’s defense market strength, he said. Read more:
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Other smaller nations, such as fellow Baltic state Lithuania, face the same challenges. The trust previously of a corridor at Worcestershire Royal Hospital to care for patients. But so do some larger NATO members, including Germany. “Ukraine has led to a general shortage of supply because so many states have forgotten that conventional war is burning through your ammunition reserve. At a meeting of the council's health overview and scrutiny committee on Monday, councillor Richard Udall asked why there had been no such declaration in the circumstances. Just burning through it,” Dovilė Šakalienė, a member of Lithuania’s Parliament, said in a phone interview. "Regarding the LNG export, it will be for European markets since BP is committed to take the gas resources to Europe," said the National Petroleum Institute (INP) on Friday in an emailed response to Reuters. “In certain situations, even the word ‘excess’ is not applicable. He said "experimenting" with the way patients were moved around the site after the opening of the temporary ward had seen the number of hours lost because of handover delays "plummet" from 800 to about 170 in the first week of a trial, but they shot straight back up to 800 again within a month. In certain situations, we left ourselves with a bare minimum.” ADVERTISEMENT Germany faces a similar situation, the ministry of defense said in an email to the AP. 'No CQC blessing' He said moving patients into corridors did not "have the CQC's blessing" but the health watchdog was aware the trust was "rebalancing the risk" against having to treat those same people in the back of an ambulance. “Yes, the Bundeswehr’s stocks are limited. Just as it is the case in other European countries,” the ministry said. A bigger A&E is not expected to open at the Royal until May next year. But a sustained violent insurgency inland with links to Daesh terror group has scared off investors, as French oil major TotalEnergies last year declared force majeure on its $20 billion LNG project amid rising attacks in the north of Cabo Delgado province. “I cannot tell you what the exact stockpiles are because of security aspects. However, we are working to close the current gaps. In Worcestershire, she said, there continued to be a struggle with long ambulance handover delays, staff shortages and lack of space, as well as rising Covid-19 infections.” For some NATO countries, it may not be possible to “dig deep,” said Max Bergmann, the European director for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “They’ve cut the fat essentially,” Bergmann said. “Now they are cutting into the bone.. ” The stockpiles are low because for many European nations, military spending became a lower priority after the end of the Cold War, which weakened their defense industrial bases. U.S. defense companies also had a role as they moved in to compete for European contracts. ADVERTISEMENT “We wanted them to buy American,” Bergmann said. INP will launch a new oil and gas licensing round next year with details still to be worked out. “When the Norwegians are operating F-16s and F-35s instead of the Swedish Saab Gripen” fighter jets, it has an impact on Europe’s defense market strength, he said. The U.S. has long urged other NATO member countries to increase defense spending to 2% of their GDP — a target most hadn’t met. Since the Russian invasion, multiple European countries have pledged significant increases in defense spending to quickly reconstitute their militaries while they send Ukraine much of what they have on hand. Estonia has provided the equivalent of one-third of its defense budget to Ukraine, Pevkur said. Norway has provided more than 45% of its stock of howitzers, Slovenia has committed nearly 40% of its tanks and the Czech Republic had sent about 33% of its multiple launch rocket systems, according to the Germany-based The team based its analysis on an annual report on the known weapons and troop sizes of militaries worldwide published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. ADVERTISEMENT $17.5 billion in weapons and equipment to Ukraine since February, raising questions among some members of Congress as to whether it too is assuming too much risk. The Pentagon will not provide data on its own stockpiles. The Washington-based Stimson Center research group estimates the Ukraine war has reduced the U.S. stockpiles of Javelin anti-tank weapons by as much as one-third and Stinger missile inventories by 25%. It’s also put pressure on artillery supplies because the U.S. -manufactured M777 Howitzer is no longer in production. Pentagon spokesman Air Force Gen. Pat Ryder said that when Austin recently met with the top government weapons buyers of scores of countries, he discussed the need to “not only replenish our own stocks as an international community, but also ensure that we can continue to support Ukraine going forward.” Estonia passed a 42.5% defense budget increase this year to replenish its stocks. Germany is working on long-term contracts for high-grade munitions such as Stinger missiles and in September signed a 560 million euro ($548 million) contract for 600 new Navy guided missiles, with delivery planned through 2029. Restoring stockpiles and rebuilding weapons manufacturing capability will be a long process, said Tom Waldwyn a defense procurement researcher for the IISS. For some countries, “it may require more significant investment in infrastructure. This will not be cheap as inflation and supply chain instability have pushed up costs,” Waldwyn said. Šakalienė has been pressing other members of Lithuania’s Parliament to start awarding long-term defense contracts now to rebuild the country’s ability to defend itself. “Without making long-term sustainable decisions in expansion of military industry, we are not safe,” Šakalienė said. “This decade is not going to be peaceful. This decade is going to be tough.” ___ Associated Press writers Lorne Cook in Brussels and Lolita C. Baldor contributed to this report. ___ Follow AP’s coverage of the Ukraine war at: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine AP NEWS .