Ukraine will lose if the United States stops providing military assistance to kyiv, Vladimir Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News. He explained that Ukraine does not have enough of its own capabilities to produce weapons.
“If aid is cut, I think we will lose. Of course, we will continue to fight, we have our own production, but it is not enough to win and survive.” – said.
Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022, the administration of the current US president joe biden supported Ukraine and provided financial and military support to Kyiv. Under the Biden administration, Congress has allocated more than $174 billion in aid to Ukraine, according to the Government Accountability Office in September. However, the president-elect of the United States donald trump He has repeatedly stated that he intends to cut aid and achieve peace. At the end of September he called Zelensky “the best huckster in history,” since after each visit to the United States he leaves the country with billions of dollars.
Bloomberg wrote that Biden’s main task before Donald Trump takes office will be to “secure his legacy,” including providing aid to Ukraine. November 14, National Security Advisor to the current President Jake Sullivan He confirmed that before the end of his term he will ask Congress to allocate additional funds to help Ukraine in 2025.