Opinion: Why the world fails on the 'Never again' pledge REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters Three, we don’t have visibility on what happens to military equipment when it gets into Ukraine.Ī view shows a residential building, which was destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 17, 2022. REPASS: One, that Ukraine still needs a lot of help. Our conversation was edited for clarity and length. To win the war in Ukraine, Repass advocates that the US and its allies build up a Ukrainian strategic force amounting to five brigades of up to 40,000 soldiers capable of mounting offensive operations to force the Russians out of their country.ĭisclosure: Repass is on the advisory council of the Global Special Operations Foundation, where I am the chairman of the board. He says the Ukrainian supply chain for military equipment is inefficient and that additional military forces are required to drive the Russians out of Ukraine. Last month he visited Poland and western Ukraine to get a better feel for the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. Repass has advised the Ukrainian military for the past six years on a US government contract. Mike Repass, says the international community has to greatly increase its support for Ukraine if the embattled nation is ever going to be able to drive the Russians out. The former commander of the US Special Operations Command in Europe, retired US Army Maj.
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