KARAH RUCKER:  AS WE NEAR ONE YEAR SINCE THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR BEGAN – THE U.S. HAS BY FAR SUPPLIED UKRAINE WITH THE MOST MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND AID. EVEN WITH ALL OF THE MONEY AND EQUIPMENT ALREADY SENT – KYIV IS STILL REQUESTING MORE FROM THEIR LIFELINE IN THE WAR.

THE U.S. HAS DENIED UKRAINE’S REQUEST FOR LONG-RANGE MISSILES. SAYING THE STOCKPILE IT CURRENTLY HAS ISN’T ENOUGH TO SHARE. THE U.S. IS CONCERNED IT WOULDN’T HAVE ENOUGH LONG RANGE MISSILES FOR ITS OWN MILITARY’S READINESS IF WE SENT THE ARTILLERY OVERSEAS.

IT’S NOT ONLY LONG RANGE MISSILES HIGH UP ON UKRAINE’S WISH LIST FROM AMERICA. JUST TODAY UKRAINE RENEWED ITS PLEA FOR FIGHTER JETS.

UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY HAS BEEN VOCAL ASKING ALLIES TO PROVIDE COMBAT PLANES. SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE US HAS ALREADY DECLINED TO GIVE UP.

UKRAINE’S ASK COMES JUST DAYS AFTER WESTERN COUNTRIES PLEDGED TO PROVIDE KYIV WITH FIGHTER TANKS.
WHILE UKRAINE IS ASKING FOR HEAVY MILITARY EQUIPMENT – NATO ALLIES SAY THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON KEEPING UKRAINE’S AMMUNITION STOCKED.

NATO’S SECRETARY GENERAL HAS SAID SUPPLYING UKRAINE WITH PROPER WEAPONRY IS “URGENT” AS THE WAR ENTERS WHAT U.S. AND NATO OFFICIALS ARE CALLING A “CRITICAL PHASE” OF THE WAR.

THEY PREDICT THE WAR TO RAMP UP WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS — PREDICTING BOTH UKRAINE AND RUSSIA TO EXECUTE OFFENSIVE PLANS COME SPRING.