Western militaries are undermining Ukraine’s defence, experts say

Mundane regulatory problems in Kyiv and unimaginative institutional thinking in Europe’s militaries are holding up joint weapons production. And that is undermining Ukraine’s battlefield performance and leaving Europe’s armed forces unprepared for modern warfare.Those are the conclusions of a new report from the Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS) at King’s College London, and experts who spoke to Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why has Putin added 15,000 new soldiers to Russia’s army?list 2 of 4Russian attacks on Kyiv region kill four people, target power gridlist 3 of 4Russian drone hits school in Ukraine’s Kyiv as Moscow presses air assaultlist 4 of 4Russia warns NATO of possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut offend of listFor two years, Kyiv has sought to scale up its weapons production by inviting Western partners to fund new production facilities in exchange for battlefield testing. Kyiv receives weapons, Western partners receive know-how.That formula has led to at least 180 business-to-business partnerships between Ukrainian and foreign partners, but 22 percent of them are stalled, according to the report, Beyond Aid: Making U...