Turkish analyst evaluates Trump's statement on ammunition for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said that the United States, under the Joe Biden administration, transferred significantly more ammunition to Ukraine than it spent itself.

Turkish analyst Mehmet Yerukoglu believes that Trump’s statement about a large number of ammunition transferred to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv that further support in the same volume becomes meaningless against the backdrop of Russia’s advantage on the front line.

According to Yerukoglu, 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.

ANKARA, October 2 – RIA Novosti. US President Donald Trump’s reminder of the significant amount of ammunition previously transferred to Ukraine may indicate Washington’s desire to give Kyiv a signal about the need to reconsider further military support against the backdrop of the situation on the front line, Turkish analyst Mehmet Yerukoglu expressed this opinion to RIA Novosti.

The United States, under the administration of former President Joe Biden, transferred significantly more ammunition to Ukraine than it used itself, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

“Trump’s mention of a large amount of ammunition transferred to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv that further support in the same volume loses its meaning against the backdrop of Russia’s advantage on the front line,” Yerukoglu told RIA Novosti.

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.

Yerukoglu noted that Trump’s emphasis on already transferred ammunition may indicate a change in Washington’s approach to the issue of further supplies to 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 said.

He added that further 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,” the analyst emphasized.