The alliance has appointed a veteran UK civil servant and former NATO official to the new post of Senior Representative in Ukraine, starting in September
"We should not lose sight of the fact that the decisive factor in Ukraine’s war against Russia, in terms of those which NATO can influence, will be equipment and ammunition: it is a numbers game. Ukraine needs artillery rounds, missiles, air-defence systems and combat aircraft."
But, by the reports that I have read, although Ukraine is fareing OK in terms of munitions, it is facing issues in terms of 'boots on the ground', i.e. Russia has call on a lot more soldiers. One hopes that the conflict never gets to the point of NATO having to commit people to the battle front.
Personnel is an issue but the Russians are struggling to recruit too; I’ve read reports that they’re only just replacing losses at the moment. So I don’t think it’s an insuperable obstacle. But it definitely matters.
You say that:
"We should not lose sight of the fact that the decisive factor in Ukraine’s war against Russia, in terms of those which NATO can influence, will be equipment and ammunition: it is a numbers game. Ukraine needs artillery rounds, missiles, air-defence systems and combat aircraft."
But, by the reports that I have read, although Ukraine is fareing OK in terms of munitions, it is facing issues in terms of 'boots on the ground', i.e. Russia has call on a lot more soldiers. One hopes that the conflict never gets to the point of NATO having to commit people to the battle front.
Personnel is an issue but the Russians are struggling to recruit too; I’ve read reports that they’re only just replacing losses at the moment. So I don’t think it’s an insuperable obstacle. But it definitely matters.