Ukrainian soldiers on a tank. Archival photoMOSCOW, 16 Aug. With the further development of the situation in Ukraine, the contradictions between Western countries will grow, and the desire of the United States to continue the militarization of Kyiv will be opposed by supporters of negotiations led by Germany, France and Italy, concluded in his report the head of the Eastern Europe program of the Polish Institute of International relations Daniel Sheligovsky. Excerpts from the document were published by RT. The expert pointed to the growing disagreement between the NATO countries and the EU regarding the policy on the situation in Ukraine and ways to solve it. He noted that European society is already losing interest in the situation in the former Soviet republic, which is why the willingness of the governments of the EU countries to suffer losses due to the support of Kyiv is also gradually decreasing. «Ukraine will need more and more military and financial support from foreign partners, and the significance of the leadership role of the United States is only growing, but at the same time, the camp of supporters of dialogue, led by Germany, France and Italy, will become increasingly influential, putting pressure on the Ukrainian authorities to resume negotiations with Russia,» Sheligovsky wrote. At the same time, he noted that in many countries, and especially in Germany, opinions about the need to support Russia are increasingly heard in public discussions. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation in Ukraine. According to President Vladimir Putin, the ultimate goal is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. Allied forces have already completely liberated the Lugansk People's Republic and a significant part of Donetsk, including Volnovakha, Mariupol and Svyatogorsk. because of Ukraine and its leaders
