Bloomberg reported that European leaders are rushing to maintain arms aid flows to Ukraine in the context of Washington becoming increasingly cautious with global political interventions that do not bring direct benefits to the United States.
Since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, the US has not announced any new military aid to Ukraine. The weapons that Kiev is receiving come from commitments from the previous administration.
President Trump has also repeatedly criticized the aid and sought to force Ukraine to return billions of dollars in weapons. As a result, at the end of May, the two sides reached an agreement on mineral exploitation as a payment option.
This development shows that the US is no longer ready to support Ukraine, although US weapons still play a key role in the conflict with Russia.
Experts say the arms approved under President Joe Biden could be exhausted in the summer, while Europe lacks the capacity to produce to make up for the gap. In that situation, the West is considering the option of buying US weapons and then transferring them to Ukraine.
Bloomberg said that this move could help Ukraine continue to defend against the strong advance of Russian forces on many fronts. If Europe convinces Mr. Trump to continue sharing intelligence with Kiev, President Volodymyr Zelensky could still maintain the game.
Vice President of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace, Andrew Weiss, said that if the US withdraws but still allows Europe to buy US weapons and continue to share intelligence, this is not an ideal scenario, but not to the best level analysts have worried.
Meanwhile, expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, Mr. Charles Kupchan, affirmed that Ukraine's access to US weapons, whether through buying and selling or aid, is the only way to end the conflict.
