For the British 007, Russia is running out of weapons and ammunition (but also applies to Ukraine’s allies)

“O actions AND ammunition of the Russian army are running out, Russian troops are exhausted. The use of prisoners to reinforce the ranks, and now the mobilization of tens of thousands of inexperienced recruits, speaks of a hopeless situation.”

speak is sir Jeremy Fleming, the head of the British spy agency GCHQ. Fleming, who rarely speaks in public, will speak at Rusi thinktank and parts of his speech have already been anticipated.

At the center of your speech, I costs Russian-backed exorbitant eight months of struggle.

“We know – and Russian commanders on the ground know this – that his supplies and ammunition are running low. Surely he’s run out of friends already,” he explained, using the word “desperation” that seems to be common to both machine military and ordinary citizens afterwards, the announcement of partial mobilization.

But that of stocks seems to be a problem not only of fly.

as he reported Bloombergsome of the European states that supplied weapons to Kiev are also starting to have worries than their own arsenals.

Since last February, the allies have sent weapons worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to Ukraine, but the conflict could it lasted a long timewhich would pose a problem for the entire war industry.

Western governments are, in effect, urging companies to increase production, both to help Ukraine, but also to be ready should international tensions escalate further. But it can take years for supply to keep up with demand, also when it comes to acquiring the necessary raw materials, after decades of “limited orders”.

European defense companies will also have to modify assembly lines after many governments cut defense spending after the end of the cold war. The theme will still be on the table in vdefense ministers summitscheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels.