New enemy of Ukraine: a west is a fatigue from war - the Economist

The United States was the largest Don in helping Ukraine from weapons to financial assistance. However, the states have now become one of Ukraine's greatest worries. The previously selected funding has almost ended, and Congress will not accept a new package of assistance. "In the spring, the arms stream was a wide river. In the summer it was a jet, and now a few drops of tears," says the Ukrainian source answering the question of supply to the front.

Ukraine is waiting for a gloomy winter uncertainty, journalists write. The counter -offensive could not break through the Russian lines, the Russian Federation increases the production of weapons, and the United States is also distracted by war in Israel. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said during his visit to Kiev that they would support Ukraine "both now and in the future.

" However, journalists draw attention to the fact that the authorities belong to Congress, which twice avoided the cessation of the federal government, but twice excluded the voting of Kiev. The longer the delay, the more parties cover the electoral fever. Some in the congress are worried if the agreement is not reached by Christmas, the new distribution of assistance can be postponed before the election in November 2024. If Donald Trump is elected president, then there may be no help at all.

"Time is not a friend," said one gloomy pro -Ukrainian senator. The US Assistance Package from the United States decreased from $ 1 billion a month to 350 million in October and 250 million in November. The initiative of promoting the security of Ukraine, which had almost $ 18 billion, has also almost exhausted. The EU Supreme Representative Josep Borrel has called on the European Union to compensate for the "US slack" if needed. Germany can double military assistance to Ukraine in 2024.

The Netherlands, Finland and Lithuania have announced new military assistance packages, but "clouds are going down". The decision of the Constitutional Court in Germany may interfere with plans to increase assistance. The Freedom Party in the Netherlands has won the elections, but they oppose weapons to Ukraine. The new government of Slovakia has already stopped military assistance.

It is claimed that Ukrainians are worried that without US leadership, Europeans can "fall in spirit", according to Michael Kafman, the number of shots a month in Ukraine can fall to 80-90 thousand a month from 220-240 thousand in the summer. However, such volumes are larger than the US and the EU - 29 and 25,000 ammunition, respectively. The analyst also believes that without the help of the US, Ukraine will not be able to hold another major counter -offensive.