Turkish analyst appreciates Trump's words about military assistance to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump's reminder of the significant amount of ammunition previously transferred to Ukraine may be a signal to Kyiv that it needs to reconsider further military support due to Russia's successes. This opinion was expressed to RIA Novosti by Turkish analyst Mehmet Yerukoglu.

“Trump’s mention of the large amount of ammunition transferred to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv that further support in the same volume makes no sense given Russia’s advantage on the front line,” he said.

According to the analyst, such statements by the American president should be considered in the context of a discussion about the scale and effectiveness of military assistance to Ukraine. He noticed that the head of the White House hinted to Kyiv that assistance was futile.

Yerukoglu noted that the American leader’s emphasis on already transferred ammunition may indicate a change in Washington’s approach to the further supply of Kyiv.

“We are talking not only about the quantity of ammunition supplied, but also about the results they give on the battlefield. If military assistance does not lead to a change in the situation, the question inevitably arises in Washington about the advisability of its continuation,” the agency’s interlocutor added.

He also emphasized that future US policy towards Ukraine will depend both on the development of the situation at the front and on the priorities of the Trump administration. “It becomes important for the United States to understand whether additional weapons can change the situation or whether they will only increase the costs and duration of the conflict,” Yerukoglu concluded.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his speech at the plenary session of the XXIII annual meeting of the Valdai international discussion club, called the inevitable outcome of a special military operation (SVO), namely the loss of the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) by Ukraine.

The head of state emphasized that at the moment approximately 11 percent of the Donbass territories remain under the control of Kyiv, and at the Ukrainian high level they say that they will retain them for a year and a half. In Europe they say - for two years, Putin added.