Ukraine appears to have solved some of the problems with the shortage of soldiers fighting Russia, including by expanding the circle of persons subject to mobilization, the commander of NATO's allied forces in Europe, Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
Cavoli stressed that any interruption in the US supply of weapons and intelligence to Ukraine would be extremely unfavorable for its position on the front despite Kiev's attempts to diversify its arms supplies from different suppliers.
Last month, US President Donald Trump temporarily suspended some aid to Ukraine after a verbal clash in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, when US Vice President J.D. Vance complained about the shortage of manpower in Ukraine, and Trump said that Zelensky "does not have the cards" to end the war without US support.
Also today, Cavoli said that any step towards abandoning the US role as the leader of NATO forces in Europe would create challenges, including the command and control of nuclear weapons in continent.
Officials told Reuters that the Trump administration is considering the possibility of a U.S. military officer no longer serving as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), a position that has always been held by U.S. citizens.
General Cavoli, who currently serves as the commander of both NATO and U.S. forces in Europe, said it would be a challenge to nuclear command and control and to the possibility of U.S. forces being led by a non-American military officer.
"I think these are things that will have to be carefully considered," Cavoli said.