Senator: US used up decade's worth of weapons in Ukraine war

The US has used up a stockpile of weapons for the Ukraine conflict that would otherwise have lasted ten years, said Republican Senator James David Vance, speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

Now the country will not be able to meet the needs of its national security, TASS quotes him as saying.

"We have used up a decade's worth of American weapons for the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and we are not producing enough of these weapons ourselves," he complained.

He said states need to produce more of their own weapons, but the US administration has "put us in a position where we can't produce enough".

Vance called on the state to focus on its own problems, otherwise, it will not be able to respond to external threats and defend its territory.