The Motherland Monument in Kyiv. Archival photoMOSCOW, 2 Jul. The leaders of Western countries that support official Kyiv are afraid that their citizens will soon get tired of the events in Ukraine and concentrate on the domestic agenda, writes Politico. The publication cites the words of Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kallas, who said that «war weariness is manifesting everywhere.» She stressed the importance of continuing to support Ukraine, but at the same time pointed to high inflation, the energy crisis and the coronavirus. Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that the military assistance promised to Ukraine by 50 countries includes anti-tank systems, 600 tanks, 500 artillery systems, 600 thousand shells . The European Union, in turn, intends to offer Ukraine financial assistance in the amount of one billion euros. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbas. .jpg» />»The masks are off». NATO named the number one goalAfter the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Some countries announced the freezing of Russian assets, many brands left the country. The European Union has already approved six packages of sanctions, which, in particular, provide for the gradual introduction of an embargo on the import of coal and oil. At the same time, in Europe and the United States, these steps provoked a record jump in inflation, in particular for fuel and food. Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for Western countries, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. During his speech at the SPIEF, the Russian leader noted that oil and gas prices are rising due to the activities of the United States itself.
