EUobserver | Ukraine can defeat Russia, if EU and US speed up arms supplies

“You’ve got to align your weapon deliveries with the strategy you expect the Ukrainians to fight. This is what went wrong in the spring offensive: first of all, the Ukrainians didn’t have enough, but the Europeans have also simply been giving the Ukrainians what they have, instead of what they need. They’ve just emptied out their stocks.” said Shea. “It’s like giving your old Fiat 500 sitting in the garage that you don’t really need,” he said.