{"id":74549,"date":"2022-10-23T14:17:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T14:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/23\/weapons-shortages-could-mean-hard-calls-for-ukraines-allies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:47:24","slug":"weapons-shortages-could-mean-hard-calls-for-ukraines-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/10\/23\/weapons-shortages-could-mean-hard-calls-for-ukraines-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons shortages could mean hard calls for Ukraine\u2019s allies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weapons shortages across Europe could force hard choices for Ukraine\u2019s allies as they balance their support for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>&nbsp;against the risk that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/10\/19\/putin-declares-martial-law-in-annexed-regions-of-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a>&nbsp;could target them next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For months, the United States and other NATO members have sent billions of dollars&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-technology-lloyd-austin-government-and-politics-b7d48caead3838e6621c1a4b0a0bcbb7\" target=\"_blank\">worth of weapons<\/a>&nbsp;and equipment into Ukraine to help it fight back against Russia. But for many of the smaller NATO countries, and even some of the larger ones, the war has strained already-depleted weapons stockpiles. Some allies sent all their reserve Soviet-era weaponry and are now waiting for U.S. replacements.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2022\/10\/17\/eu-approves-486-million-for-ukraine-plus-training-mission\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22227445937284.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">EU approves $486 million for Ukraine, plus training mission<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It\u2019s hoped the mission will be up and running by mid-November.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can be difficult for some European countries to rapidly resupply because they no longer have a strong defense sector to quickly build replacements, with many relying on a dominant American defense industry that has elbowed out some foreign competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now they face a dilemma: Do they keep sending their stocks of weapons to Ukraine and potentially increase their own vulnerability to Russian attack or do they hold back what\u2019s left to protect their homeland, risking the possibility that makes a Russian victory in Ukraine more likely?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a tough calculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After eight months of intense fighting, the allies expect the war will continue for months, maybe years, with both sides rapidly using up weapons supplies. Victory may come down to who can last longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7819\" height=\"5221\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22295149655922.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer shells lie on the ground to fire at Russian positions in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region June 18, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-105608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22295149655922.jpg.jpg 7819w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22295149655922.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22295149655922.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22295149655922.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22295149655922.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1026 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22295149655922.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1368 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7819px) 100vw, 7819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer shells lie on the ground to fire at Russian positions in Ukraine&#8217;s eastern Donbas region June 18, 2022. (Efrem Lukatsky\/AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-air-force-783cf29471045a73507980f1ad968a6f\" target=\"_blank\">stockpile strain<\/a>&nbsp;comes up \u201call the time,\u201d especially among smaller NATO countries, said Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/09\/08\/estonia-joins-poland-in-buying-piorun-anti-aircraft-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Estonia<\/a>, a Baltic nation that shares a 183-mile (295-kilometer) border with Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It weighs on them even as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has urged members of the Western alliance, at a recent NATO gathering in Brussels, \u201cto dig deep and provide additional capability\u201d to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European officials, in public comments and interviews with The Associated Press, said Russia must not be allowed to win in Ukraine and that their support will continue. But they stressed that domestic defense is weighing on them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur estimation is that Russia will restore their capabilities sooner rather than later\u201d because Russian President Vladimir Putin can order weapons makers to go into 24-hour a day production, Pevkur said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has directed some troops to factories instead of the front line, he said. The minister said Russia has a track record of reconstituting its military so it can launch invasions against European neighbors every few years, citing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europe-georgia-salome-zurabishvili-moscow-russia-854c37a67adc9cda0920a00e931efc09\" target=\"_blank\">moves against Georgia<\/a>&nbsp;in 2008,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/94305e58d1574ec0bde5aa8d42538f1e\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine\u2019s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in 2014<\/a>&nbsp;and now all of Ukraine this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo the question is, \u2018How much risk are you ready to take?\u2019\u201d Pevkur said at a German Marshall Fund event this past week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other smaller nations, such as fellow Baltic state Lithuania, face the same challenges. But so do some larger NATO members, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/10\/03\/us-may-establish-new-command-in-germany-to-arm-ukraine-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/10\/17\/lawmakers-seek-emergency-powers-for-pentagons-ukraine-war-contracting\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22253603101247.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lawmakers seek emergency powers for Pentagon\u2019s Ukraine war contracting<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Proposal aims at ramp up the U.S. defense industrial base and helping European allies arm up.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUkraine has led to a general shortage of supply because so many states have forgotten that conventional war is burning through your ammunition reserve. Just burning through it,\u201d Dovil\u0117 \u0160akalien\u0117, a member of Lithuania\u2019s Parliament, said in a phone interview. \u201cIn certain situations, even the word \u2018excess\u2019 is not applicable. In certain situations, we left ourselves with a bare minimum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany faces a similar situation, the ministry of defense said in an email to the AP. \u201cYes, the Bundeswehr\u2019s stocks are limited. Just as it is the case in other European countries,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI cannot tell you what the exact stockpiles are because of security aspects. However, we are working to close the current gaps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some NATO countries, it may not be possible to \u201cdig deep,\u201d said Max Bergmann, the European director for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve cut the fat essentially,\u201d Bergmann said. \u201cNow they are cutting into the bone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stockpiles are low because for many European nations, military spending became a lower priority after the end of the Cold War, which weakened their defense industrial bases. U.S. defense companies also had a role as they moved in to compete for European contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe wanted them to buy American,\u201d Bergmann said. \u201cWhen the Norwegians are operating F-16s and F-35s instead of the Swedish Saab Gripen\u201d fighter jets, it has an impact on Europe\u2019s defense market strength, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has long urged other NATO member countries to increase defense spending to 2% of their GDP \u2014 a target most hadn\u2019t met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Russian invasion, multiple European countries have pledged significant increases in defense spending to quickly reconstitute their militaries while they send Ukraine much of what they have on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estonia has provided the equivalent of one-third of its defense budget to Ukraine, Pevkur said. Norway has provided more than 45% of its stock of howitzers, Slovenia has committed nearly 40% of its tanks and the Czech Republic had sent about 33% of its multiple launch rocket systems, according to the Germany-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifw-kiel.de\/topics\/war-against-ukraine\/ukraine-support-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kiel Institute.<\/a>&nbsp;The team based its analysis on an annual report on the known weapons and troop sizes of militaries worldwide published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2022\/09\/28\/new-ukraine-aid-will-buy-18-himars-and-weapons-to-disrupt-drones\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22271408253020.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New Ukraine aid will buy 18 HIMARS and weapons to \u2018disrupt\u2019 drones<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will contract with industry for $1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has committed more than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-nato-kyiv-government-and-politics-d2afef7bcfac13ce5665e80e5909356c\" target=\"_blank\">$17.5 billion in weapons<\/a>&nbsp;and equipment to Ukraine since February, raising questions among some members of Congress as to whether it too is assuming too much risk. The Pentagon will not provide data on its own stockpiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington-based Stimson Center research group estimates the Ukraine war has reduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2022\/05\/09\/lockheed-aiming-to-double-javelin-production-seeks-supply-chain-crank-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. stockpiles of Javelin anti-tank weapons<\/a> by as much as one-third and Stinger missile inventories by 25%. It\u2019s also put pressure on artillery supplies because the U.S.-manufactured M777 Howitzer is no longer in production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon spokesman Air Force Gen. Pat Ryder said that when Austin recently met with the top government weapons buyers of scores of countries, he discussed the need to \u201cnot only replenish our own stocks as an international community, but also ensure that we can continue to support Ukraine going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estonia passed a 42.5% defense budget increase this year to replenish its stocks. Germany is working on long-term contracts for high-grade munitions such as Stinger missiles and in September signed a 560 million euro ($548 million) contract for 600 new Navy guided missiles, with delivery planned through 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restoring stockpiles and rebuilding weapons manufacturing capability will be a long process, said Tom Waldwyn a defense procurement researcher for the IISS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some countries, \u201cit may require more significant investment in infrastructure. This will not be cheap as inflation and supply chain instability have pushed up costs,\u201d Waldwyn said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0160akalien\u0117 has been pressing other members of Lithuania\u2019s Parliament to start awarding long-term defense contracts now to rebuild the country\u2019s ability to defend itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout making long-term sustainable decisions in expansion of military industry, we are not safe,\u201d \u0160akalien\u0117 said. \u201cThis decade is not going to be peaceful. This decade is going to be tough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writers Lorne Cook in Brussels and Lolita C. 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