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Admiral Rob Bauer, who serves as the principal advisor to NATO's secretary general, also said that nations supplying weapons to Kyiv have the right to limit their use.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/aZWt4

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[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

Every war is weird it's own way, but that thing is probably unprecedented. How can a war-torn country fight having one hand strapped to the back with a country having 4x it's population and resources? And still managing to resist after 2,5 to 10 years of warfare? Imagine that in fiction and you'd call it unbelievable.

[–] koper@feddit.nl 2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

That analogy is faulty. It's undisputed that Ukraine can use its own arms. The question is about whether they can use the other arms given to them by NATO countries for there purposes.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

What analogy? I didn't draw any direct comparison, I think. Was there one?

Arms are given to Ukraine with every state dictating how they should not be used, with Ukraine being autonomous in their decision-making – as it sounds, they consult other countries, but decide things themselves. To my brief knowledge of past wars it was usually a 'use how you want' deal or a direct involvement and control from other party with boots on the ground, both don't fit this exact situation. And it becomes even more unique since there are not one party, but a lot of them, all citing their own conditions on exact shipments, adding even more confusion to the situation.

I want to highlight the fact it's one of the first very public case of countries donating weapons with such policies limiting their usage against enemy troops.

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