March 4, 2025 (EIRNS)—The Kremlin has responded cautiously but positively to the White House announcement of a “pause” in U.S. military support to Ukraine. “Undoubtedly, we have yet to figure out the details, but if it’s true, then this is a decision that really can push the Kiev regime towards a peace process,” Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at the Kremlin this morning.
“We see that some European countries are stating their commitment to continuing comprehensive assistance. They will, in some way, attempt to compensate for the reduced supply of ammunition and other provisions. However, the largest volume of aid so far has come from the United States and through the U.S. So, we will see,” Peskov added in response to a question on whether the Kremlin still believes that the fighting could stop in a week without U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
“It’s hard to expect these weapons to last for at least several months. I believe, even judging from reports by our military correspondents, that the enemy is already facing ammunition shortages. This is why I think that they will run out of weapons quite quickly,” Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, told TASS. He noted that even the supplies that continued until recently did not live up to the scale of those recorded in 2023. “The average monthly package of weapons that arrived in Ukraine in 2023 was worth $4-5 billion. However, the value of the Biden administration’s final packages stood at $300-500 million, marking a major decline,” he explained.
