MOSCOW, 3 Jan. The West expects a so-called «return on investment» from Vladimir Zelensky, so he will have to imitate successes in the conflict with Russia in order not to lose support, journalist Mark Galeotti expressed this opinion in an article for the British edition of The Times.
«Zelensky is well aware that in 2023 there is a danger of fatigue from Ukraine. Therefore, he will focus on raising the stakes, portraying the war as a struggle for civilization as a whole,» the material says.
Sponsors, writes Galeotti, in the coming may withdraw from financing a project called «Ukrainian state». The journalist also stressed that Western countries are gradually depleting their resources by helping Kyiv.
Earlier, former special adviser on national security to former US President George W. Bush, Michael Allen, said that the West could stop sponsoring Ukraine if Volodymyr Zelensky stopped to moving forward on the battlefield.
Zelensky visited Washington last December, where he met with White House chief Joe Biden and congressional leadership. Timed to coincide with his visit was the announcement of a new $1.85 billion military aid package to Kyiv, which includes, among other things, a battery of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems. Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The Armed Forces are faced with the task of liberating the Donbass and guaranteeing the security of Russia.