This was explicitly rejected earlier by the European Union Foreign Policy Officer, Josep Borrell, underlining the continued support of the European Union Kiev And of his military forces, however, the reality on the ground was more difficult, as protests and strikes pervaded many countries, led by Germany and France, and in Great Britain, 3 heads of government were punished since the beginning of the war, while i The greatest ally awaits the mid-term elections. All expectations point to a Republican rise and therefore the possibility of stopping aid.
And the American website Axios quoted Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as being concerned about recent threats from senior US Republican lawmakers to cut aid to Ukraine if they take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Americans next month.
British aid freeze
• The Telegraph quoted sources as saying Rishi Sunak is considering freezing the country’s foreign aid budget for another two years.
• Sunak immediately after assuming power confirmed that there is no change in his country’s support for Ukraine, but stressed that this war "The atrocity must end successfully"
• Sunak focuses most of his attention on the economic situation and any other issues that may not be a priority for him. Recent political developments in the country contain evidence of these trends
• Following Johnson and Terrace’s departure from the political arena, only Defense Minister Ben Wallace left a strong advocate of Kiev’s military and financial support in the Conservative government.
• Sunak, who was finance minister at the time, said last year that external spending should return to 0.7% of economic output by 2024-2025.
• The Telegraph report says officials are considering extending cuts in foreign aid spending for another two years until 2026-2027
What if the Republicans win?
• There was strong bipartisan support to provide assistance to Ukraine at the start of the war, but Republican members of the House of Representatives later expressed doubts about providing additional military support as the war continued.
• 57 House Republicans voted in May "No" A $ 40 billion aid package for Ukraine
• The number of anti-aid lawmakers is expected to increase after the elections, especially if more skeptical candidates are drawn to Congress, according to Axios.
US aid to Ukraine
• The largest donor of military aid to Ukraine
• It amounted to more than $ 18.5 billion
• Including HIMARS rocket launchers and the Class A missile system "incorrect"
• 1400 Stinger anti-aircraft defense system
• 8500 Javelin anti-armored system
• 32,000 different anti-armor systems
British aid
• Britain is the second largest donor of military aid to Ukraine after the United States
• Since 2015 it has trained 27,000 Ukrainian army personnel
• Provided hundreds of missiles, 5 air defense systems, 120 armored vehicles and other equipment
• Total British (military-economic) aid to Ukraine this year was £ 3.8 billion.
Energy dilemma and popular erosion
On the impact of the UK crisis and US elections, political analyst Leon Radziocini told the website "Sky News Arabia"The Russian president has used energy resources as a tool in confronting the West in the face of the sanctions imposed on his country.
Radziosini added that the leaders of the bloc strongly helped Ukraine, sending all kinds of weapons, and decided to move the European economy away from cheap Russian oil and gas, but the transition process was not easy. and it was accompanied by widespread threats to erode popular support.
He explained that the relationship between economic pressure and popular opinion on the war in Ukraine has been tested, which was reflected in the rapid departure of the Liz Terrace government and, before that, the failure of Macron’s coalition to win a majority. , as well as democratic fears of losing a majority due to the repercussions of the war.
He believed the loss of the two major allies unlikely, it is one thing to talk before the elections and another thing in the corridors of the government, especially since everyone has been involved in support and anti-Russianism, but if the aid stops, that means a heavy and quick defeat for Ukraine.
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According to analysts, Russian President Vladimir Putin has bet on the duration of the war and on his reflection on the impatience of the West and on the sentiment of Europeans for the repercussions of the costs of the war in the country. Ukraine their lives, and then ask their governments to ease the attitudes of the continent’s countries towards Russia, and then force them to lift some of the sanctions imposed on Moscow.
This was explicitly rejected earlier by the European Union Foreign Policy Officer, Josep Borrell, underlining the continued support of the European Union Kiev And of his military forces, however, the reality on the ground was more difficult, as protests and strikes pervaded many countries, led by Germany and France, and in Great Britain, 3 heads of government were punished since the beginning of the war, while i The greatest ally awaits the mid-term elections. All expectations point to a Republican rise and therefore the possibility of stopping aid.
And the American website Axios quoted Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as being concerned about recent threats from senior US Republican lawmakers to cut aid to Ukraine if they take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Americans next month.
British aid freeze
• The Telegraph quoted sources as saying Rishi Sunak is considering freezing the country’s foreign aid budget for another two years.
• Sunak, after assuming power, said there was no change in his country’s support for Ukraine, but stressed that this ugly war “must end successfully”.
• Sunak focuses most of his attention on the economic situation and any other issues that may not be a priority for him. Recent political developments in the country contain evidence of these trends
• Following Johnson and Terrace’s departure from the political arena, only Defense Minister Ben Wallace left a strong advocate of Kiev’s military and financial support in the Conservative government.
• Sunak, who was finance minister at the time, said last year that external spending should return to 0.7% of economic output by 2024-2025.
• The Telegraph report says officials are considering extending cuts in foreign aid spending for another two years until 2026-2027
What if the Republicans win?
• There was strong bipartisan support to provide assistance to Ukraine at the start of the war, but Republican members of the House of Representatives later expressed doubts about providing additional military support as the war continued.
• In May, 57 House Republicans voted “no” to a $ 40 billion aid package for Ukraine
• The number of anti-aid lawmakers is expected to increase after the elections, especially if more skeptical candidates are drawn to Congress, according to Axios.
US aid to Ukraine
• The largest donor of military aid to Ukraine
• It amounted to more than $ 18.5 billion
• It included the HIMARS missile launchers and the “NASMAS” missile system.
• 1400 Stinger anti-aircraft defense system
• 8500 Javelin anti-armored system
• 32,000 different anti-armor systems
British aid
• Britain is the second largest donor of military aid to Ukraine after the United States
• Since 2015 it has trained 27,000 Ukrainian army personnel
• Provided hundreds of missiles, 5 air defense systems, 120 armored vehicles and other equipment
• Total British (military-economic) aid to Ukraine this year was £ 3.8 billion.
Energy dilemma and popular erosion
On the impact of the British crisis and the American elections, political analyst Leon Radziocini told Sky News Arabia that the Russian president has used energy resources as a tool in confronting the West in the face of sanctions imposed on his country.
Radziosini added that the leaders of the bloc strongly helped Ukraine, sending all kinds of weapons, and decided to move the European economy away from cheap Russian oil and gas, but the transition process was not easy. and it was accompanied by widespread threats to erode popular support.
He explained that the relationship between economic pressure and popular opinion on the war in Ukraine has been tested, which was reflected in the rapid departure of the Liz Terrace government and, before that, the failure of Macron’s coalition to win a majority. , as well as democratic fears of losing a majority due to the repercussions of the war.
He considered the loss of the two major allies unlikely, one thing is to talk before the elections and another thing in the corridors of government, especially since everyone has been involved in support and anti-Russianism, however, if aid stops, that it means a heavy and quick defeat for Ukraine.
