Western allies reportedly running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine
According to reports, the UK and Nato have warned that Western military powers are running out of ammunition to give Ukraine to defend itself against Russia's full-scale invasion.
Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, BBC quoted Admiral Rob Bauer, Royal Netherlands Navy, Nato's most senior military official, that "the bottom of the barrel is now visible".
He added that governments and defence manufacturers now had to "ramp up production in a much higher tempo".
'We need large volumes'
The admiral, who chairs Nato's military committee, was quoted by BBC News as saying: "We need large volumes.
"The just-in-time, just-enough economy we built together in 30 years in our liberal economies is fine for a lot of things – but not the armed forces when there is a war ongoing".
These comments from the admiral follow the news that US President, Joe Biden had spoken with the leaders of allied countries, the EU and the Nato military alliance about continuing coordinated support for Ukraine.
Biden assembled the call due to the concerns that support for Kyiv's war effort against Russia was fading, this was particularly relevant in the US where Congress excluded aid to Ukraine from an emergency bill to prevent a partial government shutdown.
'Looking a bit thin'
UK's armed forces minister, James Heappey was in attendance at the Warsaw Forum.
He added to the concerns, and has been quoted by the BBC saying that Western military stockpiles were "looking a bit thin", reportedly adding the "just-in-time" model "definitely does not work when you need to be ready for the fight tomorrow".
"If it's not the time – when there is a war in Europe – to spend 2% on defence, then when is?" he asked the forum.
"We can't stop just because our stockpiles are looking a bit thin," Mr Heappey said.
"We have to keep Ukraine in the fight tonight and tomorrow and the day after and the day after. And if we stop, that doesn't mean that Putin automatically stops."
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