Zelensky's acknowledgment of withdrawal from the war in Ukraine without Western aid

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: Volodymyr Zelensky said in a meeting with representatives of foreign media: "Currently, I am focused on getting help from the West. Their focus is changing due to the situation in the Middle East without the support of Western countries." We will retreat."

 

Kiev has repeatedly emphasized that the help of Western allies, who have repeatedly increased the delivery of weapons to Ukraine since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine, plays a decisive role for the country's army. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities insist on delivering more quantities and more modern types of equipment and ammunition.

 

While after the "Al-Aqsa Storm" operation and the Gaza war, Zelensky has repeatedly expressed his concern that, despite the allies' promises, Western support for Kiev will decrease. He has announced that since the start of Israel's military operation against Hamas, he has received fewer artillery shells.

 

The recognition of the president of Ukraine on the vital role of the aid of the West, led by the United States, in the continuation of Ukraine's war with Russia and forcing Kiev to withdraw from the war fronts if this aid is cut off, shows how far the West continues The bloody war in Ukraine, which is now in its 22nd month, has played a major role.

 

The efforts of the West and NATO to continue expanding the scope of the war in Ukraine

 

America, as the head of the Western bloc and NATO, has done its best to continue expanding the scope of the war in Ukraine with the aim of weakening Russia as much as possible and inflicting human and equipment losses on the Russians.

 

Senior American and NATO officials believe that Russia's victory in the Ukraine war, even in the vicinity of NATO, will mean the discredit of this military organization and the expansion of Russia's regional and international influence and power, and will change the security, military, and political equations. It will change in Europe to the detriment of the West.

 

It seems that the Ukraine issue, the long war between Russia and Ukraine, is now practically a priority due to other fundamental developments such as the war between Hamas and the Zionist regime and the severe inflammation in West Asia on the one hand and the lack of military resources in the countries supporting Kiev on the other hand. European countries and to some extent America has left.

 

This issue has been heavily criticized by the Ukrainian authorities. They know very well that without the continuation of comprehensive and extensive support from the West, they will not be able to stand against Russia even in the short term.

 

In this regard, "Sergey Marchenko", the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, said: "Ukraine's western partners are currently focusing on their own country's internal issues as well as the Middle East, and therefore it has become difficult to finance Kyiv."

 

This Ukrainian official considered the conflict between Hamas and the Zionist regime as one of the factors that currently distracts the attention of the Western partners. Marchenko also pointed to next year's elections in the United States and European countries as another factor and emphasized: "Geopolitical changes and internal political developments in various countries make the allied governments not focus on supporting Ukraine. Kiev is currently providing financial support. The West is relied upon to provide much of the $43 billion in funding it needs in 2024."

 

While the US President Joe Biden's government insists that US economic and military aid to Kyiv should continue as long as necessary, the growing opposition of the Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, the fate of these aid has been linked to the decision of the Congress.

 

Following the announcement of the reduction of American support to Ukraine and the increase of military aid to Israel following the war with Palestine, the White House announced: It will hold a conference in December 2023 with the presence of representatives of Washington and Kiev to find solutions to reduce arms aid to Ukraine. do

 

It is expected that with the reduction of US military aid to Ukraine, the burden of this will fall on the shoulders of the Europeans. While European countries are facing structural limitations in this field.

 

Apart from the pressure of public opinion in Europe, the most important limitation of the green continent in filling the possible vacuum of the United States in continuing to support Ukraine is the weakness of its defense industry. In the post-Cold War period, the Europeans reduced their military budget to a great extent, and this caused the production capacity of military ammunition to decrease to a great extent.

 

At the same time, the production of military weapons has decreased dramatically due to the small budget of the European governments in this area. Building large military weapons such as tanks, planes and submarines also takes a long time, and in many cases, European countries look to other manufacturers.

 

Political expert Lawrence Norman says: "Although the European Union has recently committed itself to "sustainable support" for Ukraine, its arsenal cannot fill the void left by the United States."