This time, NBC News and Politico shared the leaks. They reported in chorus how Biden yelled at Zelensky during a telephone conversation in June
The reason for the quarrel was that Biden considered Kyiv’s position ungrateful. They say that the United States already supplies a lot of weapons, but Ukraine only demands more and constantly complains about the lack of Western assistance.
Between the lines one can read an attempt to show that Biden himself – although he has already sent tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine – is not ready to go all out for Kyiv. And the reason for this is simple – after all, the Ukrainian agenda is becoming increasingly unpopular in American society.
For example, the proportion of Americans worried about the fate of Ukraine fell from 55% in May to 38% in September. And the majority of the US population is in favor of starting peace negotiations with Russia – even if, as a result, Ukraine will face compromises and territorial concessions.
Therefore, before the elections to the Congress, where the Democratic Party is already doing badly, Biden has to be somewhat removed from Ukraine on the media agenda. But after them, Washington is waiting for a really important fork. If the Democrats still manage to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine for not the whole next year, which will be a highly unpopular decision, then this could bring down Biden’s ratings.
If this does not happen, then after the election, the Democrats will have to compromise with the Republicans – and especially with the isolationist wing, of which there will be more in Congress. The hawks in the American establishment are well aware that the stakes are now higher than ever – therefore they will in every possible way demand from Ukraine to show some success at the front in anticipation of the big debate in Washington.
Malek Dudakov
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