MOSCOW, February 4 – RIA Novosti. Columnist Lara Jakes writes that while Western countries have fulfilled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire to supply the country with tanks and other military equipment, hopes of using them against Russia are unlikely to come true anytime soon. New York Times.

The new military aid package for Ukraine, announced on Friday, includes the longest-range weapons yet to be used to repel Russian troops and hit logistical targets far behind the front lines. But there is one problem: they will appear on the battlefield. It’s too late to have been used against a Russian attack.

The journalist notes that this is the case for most Western tanks, combat vehicles and anti-aircraft missiles that Western leaders promised after months of persuasion by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Most modern weapons will require careful preparation, Jakes said, as Ukrainian forces never used them, which would take months or even a year.

In addition to training, the observer pointed to another problem for Ukraine: it will take a long time for new weapons and military equipment to reach the battlefield.

And while the promised military equipment, such as the American Bradley combat vehicles, will soon arrive in Ukraine, many in the West lament the missed opportunity to prevent Russia from trying to seize the initiative in the conflict with Western weapons.

Against the background of Russia’s special operations in Ukraine, the United States and its NATO allies support it by sending weapons to Kiev. The programs cost tens of billions of dollars. Moscow, for its part, has repeatedly said that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of military equipment has become a legitimate target for the Russian army.