MOSCOW, May 23 pressure after the G7 summit, wrote Financial Times columnist Gideon Rahman.
“The danger is that this (G7 summit. — Ed.) may be remembered as the high point of support for Ukraine,” he said.< br>In his opinion, it will become difficult for the West to help Kiev when the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fails. In addition, the United States and Europe are already claiming that the supply of weapons «almost completely depleted ammunition stocks,» the observer added.
«Ukrainians consume in hours what we produce in weeks,» he told the publication. Western politician.
As the journalist noted, the growing pressure on Ukraine is also closely linked to the 2024 US presidential election. The return of Donald Trump to the White House will mean that the arguments against supporting Kiev will receive additional publicity, and the change in the political atmosphere in the States will inevitably seep into Europe, the article says.
Thus, the current level of political, financial and material -technical support for Ukraine from the West may decrease significantly in the foreseeable future, Rahman concluded.
Moscow has repeatedly stated that Western military assistance does not bode well for Ukraine and only prolongs the conflict, and transport with weapons becomes a legitimate target for Russian VKS.