The defense secretary on Sunday also addressed the recent nuclear threats made by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"I am confident that if we gave Ukraine most of what they're asking for—they would be able, certainly within a year, year and a half—but maybe even in months, to take back everything Russia has seized since February, maybe even everything Russia has seized since the war began in 2014 with the exception of Crimea," he said.
He specifically pointed to ATACMS, F-16s and longer range missiles as weapons that could further help Ukraine. Herbst said he believes Putin does not plan to stop in Ukraine, and giving Ukraine more aid to stop his efforts could be key in preventing him from targeting"Giving Ukraine this amount of assistance to stop Putin before we have to defend with American troops is not just good in terms of saving American lives, but also saving American dollars," he said.
on Sunday afternoon that Ukraine's use of HIMARS has allowed Ukraine to offset Russia's"numerical strength" on the battlefield by striking Russian troops from a greater distance and increased precision. "The use of HIMARS, combined with other Western-supplied weapons and equipment, an evolving Ukrainian military strategy and increased successes at the operational and tactical level, and the continued shortcomings and weaknesses in Russia's efforts, have contributed to what appears to be more momentum on the side of Ukraine at the moment with the possibility of Russia losing more control of previously captured territory in Eastern Ukraine," Ali wrote in a statement.
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