Weapons from the west vital if Ukraine is to halt Russian advance
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5WKT3)
Analysis: previously there has been a reluctance to supply arms to the under-siege state, but that appears to be changing
Since the outbreak of fighting last week and after years of reluctance, western countries have promised to send thousands of anti-tank and hundreds of anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine, but they will have to get supplies to the frontline quickly if they are to be effective.
Germany in the past few days broke with decades of anti-rearmament tradition to send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, while Sweden agreed to send 5,000 next generation light anti-tank weapons (NLAWs).
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