The incoming chair must now balance a war-weary Europe and flagging interest in the U.S.
U.S. officials acknowledge that Pentagon leaders take a deliberate, process-driven approach to assessing Ukraine’s battlefield needs against the wider conflict. But Milley and other DOD leaders frequently say their first priority has always been to give Kyiv what it needs for the fight at hand.
The two generals — one current, one retired — cut an impressive figure at the head of the table, participants say. They are both experienced soldiers, who tend to get deep into the weeds of tactical details in discussions about the war. At the Ukraine group’s first meeting, on April 26, 2022, Milley and Austin urged their international counterparts to send all the ammunition and artillery capabilities they could spare, including, for the first time, NATO-standard artillery such as M777 Howitzers.
At the time, lawmakers and administration officials were frustrated over what they perceived as a lengthy process for the Pentagon to approve sending HIMARS to Ukraine. The timeframe in sending the rocket system, and other weapons initially deemed too escalatory, to the battlefield has made the war “more devastating,” Graham said.
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