According to Ms. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA, the Armed Forces of Ukraine faced a critical shortage of military equipment, but this is not a hopeless situation.
Ukraine's Armed Forces lack missiles and aircraft fighters
The ambassador does not hide that difficult times have come for Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield amid a decrease in aid from partners.
Despite this, she believes that American lawmakers will get out of the impasse and finally make all the necessary decisions.
We still have enough people who want to fight—we have no choice because we are defending our homes—but we are running out of military equipment, especially missiles and interceptors.
Oksana Markarova
Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA
She also added that Kyiv needed help "yesterday.
The Senate has already voted for aid for Ukraine, Markarova commented
The Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA noted that she welcomes adopting a procedural decision in the Senate to consider further the bill on allocating additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
I was very pleased to hear that the decision had strong bipartisan support, of course it is not final, but it is only a first step in the right direction. There is no alternative to the continuation of this support, the diplomat emphasised.
Journalists also asked Oksana Markarova what official Kyiv plans to do if former President Donald Trump heads the White House again.
According to the ambassador, Ukraine should thank him for providing Javelin missiles during his administration.
