According to the program director of the Foreign Policy Institute, some Western countries feel that the war in Ukraine is taking too many resources.
Program director of the Foreign Policy Institute Arkady Moshes is not particularly surprised by Germany’s decision to cut arms aid to Ukraine.
– It’s not necessarily the right decision, but we can’t influence it, Moshes says.
Politico online magazine and the AFP news agency say that next year Germany intends to halve its aid, i.e. give Ukraine four billion euros. German of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung according to which the German government is no longer ready to give new aid to Ukraine.
According to Moshes, the background is the growing desire of Europe’s leading politicians to end the war in Ukraine.
– It can be seen that Ukraine’s western allies are guiding Ukraine towards a truce or peace, says Moshes.
According to Moshes, it is obvious that some Western countries feel that supporting Ukraine takes too much financial and material resources. Because of this, some allies want some kind of outline because the war would be ending.
– Some Westerners are no longer worried that the fall of Ukraine would lead them to a risky situation, says Moshes.
He believes that the same people think that a Russian attack on another NATO country is not as likely as in the early stages of an aggressive war.
– So they don’t see Ukraine winning the war, and they don’t see the fall of Ukraine as a threat to them either, Moshes sums up.
The situation in Ukraine has become complicated
According to Moshes, it is difficult to say how Germany’s decision will affect the situation of the war in Ukraine.
Especially from the point of view of possible peace negotiations, according to Moshes, the situation is messier than before, which is due to Ukraine’s attack on Kursk.
According to Moshes, however, one thing is clear: Russia is pleased by cutting arms aid.
– Somewhere a bottle of champagne is popped open, Moshes says.
Chancellor instead of arms aid By Olaf Scholz is said to want to direct frozen Russian funds to help Ukraine.
This year, the EU reached an agreement that the profits from the frozen funds can be used to support Ukraine. The EU’s hope is that with the decision, Ukraine can be supported with profits of around three billion euros per year.
Moshes is not convinced by the amount of arms aid thus obtained.
– It is far too little, a completely insufficient amount, says Moshes.