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"Countries that have heretofore relied on Russian equipment are going to find it very difficult to get even basic supplies coming through because of this weakened defense industrial base. So it is an opportunity," said Cara Abercrombie, deputy assistant to the president and the White House’s coordinator for defense policy and arms control.
The Ukrainian military largely relies on Russian and old East bloc weaponry. More advanced Western platforms help, but these often take time and training to put into action. While many Eastern European countries have already done their part to help, Ukraine needs more.
With savvy geopolitical maneuvering, the Biden administration could get Ukraine weapons it already knows and gain a friend in the Mediterranean, a trio of FDD researchers and officials say.
The armaments' directors for the Ukraine Contact Group countries will meet in the coming weeks to figure out how to keep the flow of arms moving to Ukraine.