The pageantry of a presidential visit in wartime has enormous diplomatic value
, Ukraine’s president, did not leave his country. Instead foreign dignitaries came to him. The leaders of Britain, France and Germany, as well as America’s secretaries of state and defence, all made the pilgrimage to the presidential office in Kyiv, where Mr Zelensky had given up his suit and tie for a wardrobe of drab hoodies and, with reluctance, flak jackets. Not until December 21st did Mr Zelensky cross his country’s borders, to travel to the capital of his most important ally.
Ukraine has already received some $50bn in aid this year from America, $23bn of it military and the rest economic and financial. Ukraine’s armed forces rely on American ammunition and armoured vehicles in the field, and on American anti-aircraft missiles to defend their cities from Russian bombardment. With its economy taking a beating, Ukraine’s government depends on help from America and European allies to cover its budget deficit.
Ukraine’s armed forces still have more items on their wish list. Mr Zelensky’s generals say that Russia’s army has adapted to their use of American HIMARS rocket-launching systems by keeping their logistical and ammunition storage points farther back behind the front lines. To hit them, Ukraine would need longer-range rockets for its HIMARS, known as ATACMS.
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