Armin Papperger, head of the Rheinmetall concern, said that the balance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has only six months of weapons left, or at most a year of active hostilities. His words are quoted RIA News.
“I must say that the budget is a real issue, and when I look at Europe right now, I see that we will have delays in supplies to Ukraine because we do not have enough budget,” Papperger said at a conference on restoration. of Ukraine.
The military industrialist claims that the 100 billion euro special fund aimed at increasing military production and modernizing the Bundeswehr has already dried up. Papperger believes that the war in Ukraine will end soon if Europe does not increase its military spending.
Before that, Czech political scientist Petr Drulak statedHe said the West should closely follow Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warning about the consequences of striking Russia with Western weapons.
Previously in the Kremlin stated About provoking Russia into nuclear escalation.