Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – High Representative Kaja Kallas said that the EU is ready to take over military backing for Ukraine if the US refuses.
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas stated that the EU is ready to deliver military support to Ukraine
“if the United States does not want it.”
Meanwhile, Kallas expressed she was “confident” that Washington would persist in supporting Ukraine.
“Whoever is the leader of the United States, I don’t think it’s in America’s interest for Russia to be the strongest power in the world,”
She stated, reaching the Ramstein forum.
How might Trump’s policies affect aid for Ukraine?
The evolving position on Ukraine that Donald Trump has adopted as he readies to take office for the second time has raised a number of concerns among analysts and Ukrainian officials over how he will handle the ongoing conflict with Russia. Trump has said that Ukraine could expect less military aid from his administration.
He has asked why Europe does not equally chip in for Ukraine, hinting that the U.S. is disproportionately carrying the weight in the conflict. He said, “We are in for $350 billion, and Europe for $50 billion,” and underlined that “war with Russia is more critical for Europe than it is for us.”
He says he would resolve the conflict in no time and, as such, has boasted that he would achieve it within one day. Some of his remedies involve proposals that entail some painful concessions by Ukraine, like putting off its NATO membership for 20 years in exchange for continued arms supplies from the West. His appointed special envoy, Keith Kellogg, suggested suspension of military aid in case Ukraine does not enter into negotiations with Russia.
Analysts claim that such an approach may finally push Kyiv to sign a disadvantageous agreement with Russia. The experts, among them Justyna Gotkowska, have underlined that the biggest problem for Kyiv to complete the difficult negotiations with Moscow is Trump’s unpredictable approach toward military aid.
