Despite the ongoing war, the US Presidential Administration has almost stopped serious discussions on the future military support of Ukraine. About it reports the influential edition of The New York Times , citing sources in Washington and among European diplomats.
According to journalists, the Donald Trump administration is increasingly considering the Ukrainian issue from a pragmatic position: not as a moral duty or geopolitical priority, but as a potential exchange resource in dialogue with Moscow.
"The focus is shifting with" how to help Ukraine "on" what we get in return, "the newspaper notes.
The European diplomats that NYT journalists communicated confirm that the United States does not give any clear guarantees to preserve even the exchange of intelligence with Kiev. This is of serious concern for the allies, which count on transatlantic unity in restraining Russian aggression.
Former US Presidential Advisor to Russian National Security Council Fiona Gill has suggested that the Trump administration is preparing to form a "direct dialogue" with the Kremlin, even if it will mean the elimination of Ukraine from the negotiation process:
"Ukraine may find itself outside the new arrangement architecture. This is quite in the spirit of Trump's foreign policy logic," Gill said.
Against this background of fears of weakening American support, only growing, especially given the position of key figures in the Republican Party, which oppose "unlimited financing of war in Ukraine".
Obviously, the diplomatic landscape changes. And the issue is not only in finances or weapons - it is about the place of Ukraine in a large geopolitical game.
