Aid pledges to Ukraine collapse

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 08 Dec 2023 by Alex Teddy
On December 7 the Kiel Institute's Ukraine aid tracker published data that found that pledges of aim to Ukraine have fallen to their lowest ever level. Military, humanitarian and financial aid pledged to Ukraine declined 87% in August to October 2023 (EUR 2.1 billion) compared to August and October 2022. There are several reasons for the decline in Western aid to Ukraine. Political will has evaporated. There is compassion fatigue. In Europe, economically straightened circumstances have meant that countries are feeling less generous than before. Germany is tipped to enter recession in 2024. Politicians who oppose aid to Ukraine have been elected in the Netherlands and Slovakia. Moreover, Ukraine's Western allies are also dispirited by the defeat of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. Western militaries have dangerously depleted their arsenals to arm Ukraine.  With the risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East, they feel that they can no longer afford to donate so much to Ukraine. In the US, Republicans are voting down Ukraine funding as part of a dispute relating to border security. The European Union is struggling to pass a USD 53 billion aid package. This is to be disbursed gradually from now until 2027. There were 42 donors countries. Only 20 of them have pledged aid since August 2023 and they are giving less than before. Russia's invasion in February 2022 failed to take Kyiv in 3 days, which many had Russian TV pundits predicted. Russia's new strategy seems to be a war of attrition. If Ukraine were given more modern weapons than Russia, then Ukraine would have a chance. But it looks as though Ukraine may collapse under the sheer weight of Russian metal. In Ukraine, w...

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