Britain wants to assist Ukraine with long-range weapons
As Russia attacks Ukraine more and more, NATO has to step up its assistance. The United States provides it to Ukrainian patriots for the first time, and the United Kingdom also Wanting to assist Ukraine with long-range weapons, it seems that the conflict is escalating, and NATO may start a direct war with Russia. So why does the West support Ukraine so recklessly?
Zelensky has asked the West for help more than once, hoping that the United States can provide Patriot air defense missiles. After all, Ukraine can no longer hold on under Russia's high-intensity air strikes. In fact, Russia launched indiscriminate bombing across Ukraine, and it was Zelensky’s own fault. After all, it was Ukraine that took the lead in attacking the Crimea Bridge. Ukraine used truck bombs to attack the bridge, which was tantamount to a complete conflict. It hit Russia's bottom line, so Russia launched retaliatory actions against Ukraine.
The two months of Russian air strikes on Ukraine have caused power outages throughout Ukraine, and the water supply systems in many cities have also been paralyzed, which means that the daily life of the Ukrainian people cannot be maintained. The mayor of Kiev has previously called on local residents to leave the city and go to rural areas to escape the war. However, now no place in Ukraine is safe. Even in the countryside, they cannot avoid the spread of the war.
So, can the United States save it by providing patriots? Patriot air defense missiles are one of the most well-known weapons in the world today and are widely equipped to the US military and allies.
And in the Gulf War, the Patriots performed extremely well, successfully intercepting a large number of missiles from Iraq. After Ukraine obtains this air defense missile, its air defense strength will naturally be greatly improved.
However, Ukraine should not have too high hopes. On the one hand, Patriot air defense missiles are expensive and the United States cannot provide too many, not even enough for Kiev's defense. On the other hand, Russia's missile technology is more advanced than that of the United States. Can the Patriots intercept more advanced missiles?
Compared to the United States, the British plan to provide long-range missiles is more dangerous. Before that, Sunak visited Kiev and reached a 50 million pound aid bill to Ukraine. Don’t think that 50 million pounds in aid is a lot. When it is actually implemented on Ukraine, it can only be replaced with some ammunition.
After all, modern advanced weapons and equipment are very expensive. The Brimstone 2 missile that the UK intends to provide costs as much as 170,000 per piece. You know, this kind of missiles will be consumed on a large scale on the battlefield. Even if the UK empties its wealth, it may not be able to get enough for Ukraine to consume.
What’s even more critical is if the UK really ignores Putin’s warning, provides long-range weapons to Ukraine, and causes damage to Russia’s rear. So, Putin’s pre-emptive nuclear warning is definitely not just talk. By then, the UK may become the first Western country to encounter Russian retaliation.