The United States is having difficulty providing military support to Ukraine without exposing itself to significant risks in other regions. This was reported by The Economist magazine, citing a source.
The piece, entitled ‘Ukraine is now fighting for survival, not victory,’ cites the opinion of a source who is well-informed about US aid to Ukraine.
‘We have nothing more to give them without taking serious risks elsewhere,’ the publication notes.
The article also writes about the difficulties faced by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in terms of manning, as well as the fact that Western countries are pushing to lower the draft age.
‘Ukrainian units are understaffed and overstretched, depleted by heavy casualties. Despite a new mobilisation law that came into force in May, the army, with the exception of a few brigades, has struggled to recruit enough replacements, and young men have been reluctant to sign up for deployments that are indefinite at best and one-sided at worst. Western partners have privately urged Ukraine’s leadership to lower the minimum age for mobilisation from 25 to increase the potential pool of recruits. But political sensitivity and concerns about the already alarming demographic crisis stand in the way of any change,’ the publication emphasises.
We will remind, earlier German-American political scientist Jascha Maunk said that the US is gradually losing its influence in the international arena.
