Reagan's special assistant suggested that Biden change tactics in Ukraine

American tanks «Abrams» in Lithuania. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 9American taxpayers do not benefit from prolonging or freezing the Ukrainian crisis, and Europe should decide on its own defense issues, not counting on «American freebies,» Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, wrote in an op-ed for The American Conservative. The author noted that despite the loud statements of European politicians, their enthusiasm for increasing defense spending has faded, and accused the Joe Biden administration of inaction. According to Bandow, the White House is doing nothing to force Europeans to spend on defense. «For many years, prosperous European allies refused to take responsibility for their own defense, preferring to use America for free,» the publicist was indignant. He expressed dissatisfaction that European leaders make loud statements of support for Ukraine, but most of the aid to Kyiv comes from Washington. 338″ data-source-sid=»ap_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw» src=»https: //cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/04/15/1784762342_0:0:3072:1728_1920x0_80_0_0_4635b520f10c1f188eef848daeb32833.jpg» srcset=» data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns .w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w «data-srcset=»https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru /images/07e6/04/15/1784762342_0:0:3072:1728_640 x0_80_0_0_792936d7411302d353a5fa182774078d.jpg 640w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/04/15/1784762342_0:0:3072:1728_1280x0_80_0_0_414d2b9c1db26b9bbe48036d0aea0a37.jpg 1280w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/04/15/1784762342_0:0:3072:1728_1920x0_80_0_0_4635b520f10c1f188eef848daeb32833.jpg 1920w»>The American Conservative: US enslaved by Ukraine»Neither the Italians, nor the Spaniards, nor anyone else west of the Oder River is interested in signing a contract with Ukraine, let alone sending troops to defend it «, Bandow continued. In his opinion, Biden may benefit from this state of affairs: the White House is spending American taxpayer money to help Ukraine to fight Russia.» Americans remain safe at home while Washington fights Moscow in Europe to the last Ukrainian «, — added the author. Bandow said that in Europe there has been a split between those who want to quickly reach a solution to the conflict and those who want to «punish» Russia. At the same time, more and more people are dissatisfied with too much attention of local politicians to Ukraine and ignoring internal problems. =»338″ data-source-sid=»ap_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw» src=» https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/156192/40/1561924083_0:160:3072:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_abbecbfefce1ee4bbeb98ac4a9b5b50e.jpg» srcset=»data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns://www=%2 .w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w «data-srcset=»https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru /images/156192/40/1561924083_0:160:3072:1888_640x0_80_0_0_5a49c996d886c7ec753f8b6e542ff1d6.jpg 640w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/156192/40/1561924083_0:160:3072:1888_1280x0_80_0_0_cbf41adc43362bd1546e5da6b6d5eb76.jpg 1280w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/156192/40/1561924083_0:160:3072:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_abbecbfefce1ee4bbeb98ac4a9b5b50e.jpg 19 20w»>NATO will deploy new forces on the eastern border «These sentiments will definitely intensify with the onset of winter and cold weather,» the analyst predicted. He stressed that the West is also suffering from anti-Russian sanctions. European countries are experiencing a shortage of oil and gas, which is why energy prices have risen sharply. Moscow benefited from this, while the Europeans suffer. Bandow urged the United States to take care of its own interests — to strive for peace in Europe, and not use Ukraine against Russia. He stressed that there is already enough American aid to Kyiv, and now is the time to point out to Ukrainians that support is not endless. The political scientist urged Washington to give Brussels a leading role in resolving the crisis and not try to rule the world. “It is high time for Europeans to take primary responsibility for their own defense. They will behave like children as long as Washington treats them like children,” Bandow summed up. In Ukraine, they found a reason to “delete” Slovakia from friendsAgainst the background of the Russian special operation to protect the Donbass that began on February 24, Washington and NATO allies continue to pump weapons to Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and transport with them becomes a legitimate goal. US President Joe Biden signed a bill on the allocation of military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Kyiv. It also includes various allocations related in one way or another to the situation in Ukraine. Congress increased the amount to nearly $40 billion from the $33 billion originally requested by the head of state. Later, the States announced a new aid package for Kyiv.The Americans sharply besieged Zelensky after his new request