{"id":12891,"date":"2019-10-03T19:31:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T19:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/03\/top-us-military-commander-in-europe-says-more-javelins-will-help-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:32:29","slug":"top-us-military-commander-in-europe-says-more-javelins-will-help-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/03\/top-us-military-commander-in-europe-says-more-javelins-will-help-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Top US military commander in Europe says more Javelins will help Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top U.S. military commander in Europe says he believes more anti-tank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/02\/12\/a-marine-raider-was-awarded-a-silver-star-for-taking-out-an-armored-vehicle-ied-with-a-javelin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Javelin <\/a>systems will help Ukraine defend its territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The portable fire-and-forget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/23\/for-first-time-ukraine-showcases-its-american-made-javelin-missiles\/\" target=_blank>anti-tank missile <\/a>system has provided a boost to Ukraine\u2019s military capability to combat Russian-backed separatists, but some analysts contend that sophisticated tank buster will do little for a war that has grounded down to entrenched artillery barrages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Gen. 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Wolters, NATO\u2019s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday that it was his advice that the U.S. should \u201cgo forward\u201d with providing more Javelins to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wolters also said he believed the security situation in Ukraine had \u201cplateaued\u201d and was on a \u201cpositive trajectory.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told President Donald Trump during a July 25 phone call that Ukraine was \u201cready to buy more Javelins from the United\u00b7 States for defense purposes,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Unclassified09.2019.pdf\" target=_blank>White House<\/a> memorandum of the phone conversation.<\/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\/congress\/2019\/09\/25\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-us-aid-package-to-ukraine-that-trump-delayed\/\" 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=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3605302.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\">Here\u2019s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern 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\">That call is now subject of House impeachment inquiry over an allegation Trump sought to leverage U.S. military aid to Ukraine in exchange for dirt on political rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump reportedly asked for a freeze on nearly $391 million in military aid to Ukraine \u2014 $250 million of that aid was announced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Newsroom\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/1879340\/dod-announces-250m-to-ukraine\/\" target=_blank>DoD<\/a> in June for training, equipment, and advisory efforts for Ukraine\u2019s military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department\u2019s General Counsel\u2019s Office has directed DoD offices to provide any pertinent documents and records pertaining to Ukrainian aid initiatives to its office for review, Jonathan Hoffman, the chief Pentagon spokesman, told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoffman said the DoD\u2019s General Counsel\u2019s Office request for the records was \u201cstandard practice\u201d and \u201croutine\u201d when there is congressional interest in a matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State Department on Thursday approved the possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine of 150 Javelin missiles and related equipment and support for an estimated cost not to exceed $39.2 million. 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John Chapman, a combat controller who was killed in Afghanistan in 2002, is the only airman to receive the nation&#039;s highest honor for battlefield valor for actions taken since the Vietnam War.<\/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\">In March 2018, the U.S State Department announced it had approved the sale of 210 Javelin missiles and 37 launch units valued at $47 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Javelins, Wolters explained, are a \u201csophisticated\u201d and \u201cdefensive contribution\u201d that afford \u201cgreat precision\u201d and speed for Ukrainian forces. 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