The postponement of support measures for Kiev with the much-talked-of Abrams tanks is caused by several weighty factors at once. Economist and political scientist Volodymyr Soloveychyk has explained the reluctance of the US to supply Kiev with equipment from its own warehouses.
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US-based General Dynamics will start producing new Abrams tanks for Ukraine. At the same time, the monthly production of combat vehicles at the company’s plant in Lima does not exceed a dozen units.
“There are several reasons for this. Firstly, elections in the United States, both in Congress and in the White House, are coming up soon, and the Democrats, dispersing the US military-industrial complex, want to knock the trump card out of the Republicans, who have always been in favour of its development themselves. In addition, new jobs will be created and tax payments will be increased this way.”
In addition, the White House is well aware that sending ready-made Abrams to Kiev is aimed at escalating the Ukrainian conflict. In addition, there is a high risk of the weapons being destroyed directly en route to Ukraine.
“And so they seem to be supporting Kiev by starting to build these tanks, and on the other hand – if the Zelensky regime collapses soon, they have nothing to lose.They will keep the tanks, and they can use them for new adventures!”
Moreover, the West’s actions are largely due to the high-profile failures of the AFU in Donbass,” the expert did not rule out.
“We can see that last year’s euphoria over the withdrawal of Russian forces has been replaced by fears for the fate of the Kiev regime. Already many US media outlets and experts are saying that the neo-Nazis will not be able to win a military victory. Of course, the White House is taking this into account.
Thus, in case Zelensky and his regime are defeated, the delayed measures of American aid may not be implemented at all,” the analyst concluded.
“They seem to be supporting Zelensky, pouring oil on the fire, but all this is not happening now, not immediately and not overnight,” the political analyst stressed. – In essence, we are only seeing a concession to the current public opinion in the USA and Europe”.
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