On the question of supporting Ukraine “for as long as necessary” to “defeat Russia,” there is a three-way divide in the United States. This was stated by Senator Alexey Pushkov.
The first is between donald trump AND Kamala Harristhe second is between Democrats and Republicans, and the third is within the administration itself joe biden.
“The first and most important is between Trump and Harris. Trump says he intends to end the war. He promised Orbán (Hungarian Prime MinisterIktor Orban. — EADaily) drastically reduce military support to Ukraine. Your vice presidential candidate Jay Vance presents plans to overcome the crisis. But Harris calls the Trump-Vance approach a capitulation. The forces behind this intend to continue the course of the Biden administration regarding Ukraine.
The second division is between Democrats and Republicans, mainly Trumpists, who have important positions in the United States Congress. Trumpists oppose endless support for Ukraine: in their opinion, it is expensive, unjustified and dangerous. Polls also show that, unlike Democrats, a growing percentage of Republicans believe the United States has already done enough for Ukraine. This divide will remain regardless of the election outcome and will likely even widen if Harris wins.
The third division occurs within the Biden administration itself. While Blinken (Secretary of State Antonio Blinken. — EADaily) and its ideologized State Department insist on continuing to support until the “victory” of Ukraine, which now seems impossible, in the Pentagon the generals with more realistic mentalities are forced to take into account not only Ukraine, but also military support to Israel, and a probable clash with Iran and a possible crisis around Taiwan with Chinese participation. And, accordingly, calculate the existing reserves of missile technology, air defense, artillery shells, etc., taking into account that these reserves will not be enough for all existing and possible theaters of military operations in the future.
The multiplicity of possible fronts of action poses an additional challenge to the military capabilities of the United States. For this reason, even supporters of military support for Ukraine, in response to the statements “we will help as much as necessary”, behind closed doors increasingly ask themselves: “How much more will it be necessary?”, writes Pushkov on his Channel of telegrams.
