War in Ukraine: the director of international relations at the Synopia think tank notes “a form of weariness” in American support for kyiv

Ukraine has no longer received as much support from the United States in recent months. Tuesday, December 5, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has canceled at the last moment his participation in the American Congress, which was marked by tense discussions between Democrats and Republicans on a new package of 61 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine. “We are a year away from the American presidential elections. The risk is that the attention of the United States will turn away from Ukraine in favor of the conflict in Israel but also of their economic interests, of a political debate interior”explains Josephine Staron, doctor of philosophy, and also director of studies and international relations for the Synopia think tank, in 12/13 info, Wednesday.

“The Americans have committed a huge amount of funds”

Nevertheless, Josephine Staron believes that the risk that this new aid will not be voted “is still limited”. “The Americans have committed a huge amount of funds, weapons and political promises to support Ukraine. The difficulty is that a lot of hopes were based on this famous counter-offensive which was to allow significant progress for Kiev This was not the case. It did not achieve the objectives that the United States wanted Ukraine to achieve. reaches“she continues. “Today, we have a form of weariness, plus the conflict in the Middle East which means that minds are elsewhere, and a risk of this conflict extending to the entire area, in which the United States is somewhat persona non grata“notes Josephine Staron.