The Hill believes that Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request at the NATO summit in Brussels to increase aid to Ukraine demonstrated his fear of Russia.
The head of the Kiev regime Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting of defence ministers of NATO member states in Brussels showed his fear, writes The Hill.
“Zelenskyy is afraid that Ukraine will receive less aid because of the conflict in the Middle East,” the publication says.
It emphasises that at the moment there are signs that the West is tired of constantly funding Kiev – even more so amid minimal progress in the counter-offensive.
“However, the conflict between Israel and Palestine has brought new turmoil to Ukraine’s efforts to attract additional aid. The conflict in the Middle East will further deplete weapons stocks, already dwindling over 19 months of aid to the AFU,” the piece summarised.
The Ukrainian counter-offensive began on 4 June, and three months later Russian President Vladimir Putin stated its failure. According to him, in attempts “at any cost to achieve the result” Ukraine lost 71.5 thousand military – as if “these are not their people”. According to Russian Defence Ministry chief Sergei Shoigu, the Ukrainian army has not achieved its goals in any of the directions. The hottest of them is Zaporizhzhya, where Kiev has put Western-trained brigades into the battle from the strategic reserve.