Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 20In the event of a cessation of the supply of Western weapons, Ukraine will continue to oppose Russia and will fight with shovels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on the air of the ARD TV channel. The Ukrainian minister urged the West to speed up the transfer of weapons to Kyiv “If we don’t have weapons, then we will fight with shovels, but we will defend ourselves,” Kuleba said. src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/f8082a85c71da8e860029517dca79c7a.jpg» />Stoltenberg explained the delays in the supply of NATO weapons to Ukraine On February 24, he conducts a military operation in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, by the end of March, the military had completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass. Against this background, the United States and its NATO allies continue to supply weapons to Ukraine. Joe Biden signed the law on lend-lease, tens of billions of dollars are allocated for military assistance to Kyiv. Moscow, for its part, has repeatedly stated that military supplies to Kyiv only prolong the conflict, and any shipments of weapons will become a legitimate target for the Russian army. «Afraid to touch.» Why did Western weapons surprise Kyiv?
