The United States aims to support the Ukrainian army in the long term and after the war with the Russian Federation. To do this, prepare a plan. This is reported by CNN with reference to Pentagon officials..

According to the publication, the US military is preparing a detailed analysis and developing a plan to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the medium and long term, in particular, after the end of the war with the Russian Federation, work is being carried out under the leadership of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley. The process is at an early stage and will take the next 1-2 months.

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Analysis and plan are being developed together with the Ukrainians. Documents must be approved by President Joseph Biden. A multi-year arms sales program and a long-term US military training program are planned for the future.. The United States will offer the Ukrainian side a roadmap on how, in their opinion, Ukraine should develop its armed forces.

According to the official, Ukraine's point of view will be critical to the final effort, which will depend on the changing situation on the battlefield and the advance of Ukrainian forces over the next few months..

" Ultimately, this could continue US and allied cooperation with Ukraine for years to come through long-term, multi-year arms contracts that could initially be negotiated after Biden's first term expires..

U.S. opinion and initial plans could be discussed at a meeting between Milley and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin with allied counterparts in Germany at the Ramstein base on Thursday.

The analysis will also include an initial review of Ukraine's needs for upgraded fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to support highly mobile ground forces, officials said..

Pentagon officials consider one of Ukraine's most urgent needs a steady supply of 155mm artillery ammunition, which is used in large quantities in the current war, and the US will need to replenish its own stocks..

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“The Pentagon is working with industry across the board to boost production both for export to Ukraine and for rebuilding U.S.

stockpiles of munitions and launch systems,” the authors note..

The US is considering funding modifications to existing systems, such as the Boeing Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle, so that Ukraine can use them to collect vital intelligence on Russian radar and electronic communications systems..

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Recall that earlier the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny told what is needed for counteroffensives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2023.