Ukraine's Kuleba urges Germany to send more ammunition and train up pilots
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba urged Germany to speed up supplies of ammunition and to start training Ukrainian pilots on Western fighter jets, Reuters reports.
Kuleba told German newspaper 'Bild am Sonntag' that ammunition shortages were the "number one" problem in Ukraine's attempt to repel Russia's invasion.
According Kuleba, German weapons manufacturers had told him at the Munich Security Conference last month they were ready to deliver but were waiting for the government to sign contracts, indicating that "the problem lies with the government." He made it clear that he did not expect Western allies to give Ukraine the fighter jets it has been asking for any time soon.
But as mentioned in the newspaper, he said that Ukrainian pilots should be trained anyway, as they would be ready once that decision was taken.
Furthermore, he said that if Germany were to train Ukrainian pilots, that would be a "clear message of its political engagement." However, the minister said Ukraine would keep defending the town of Bakhmut, which is the focus of a Russian incursion for the past six months.
