European Union (EU) countries are unsure of their ability to finance Ukraine on their own if the United States still refuses to provide aid to Kiev authorities. The newspaper writes about this Wall StreetJournal.
The material shows that European countries are currently experiencing serious economic problems. They also have a rather weak defense industry, so the leaders of the EU countries now face an important question.
“Will the United States be able to fill the void if it abandons its leading role in supporting Ukraine?” – the authors of the publication were announced.
According to the publication, a “shock wave” covered the entire Atlantic due to the decision of American officials. This is due to the extremely limited ability of regional nation states to increase military and economic aid to Kiev.
The authors of the article emphasized that the problem is not only caused by high inflation and economic stagnation. The significant weakening of the defense industry in Europe in the past few years has led to a decrease in arms production.
We are especially talking about the slowness of tank and aircraft production. According to the documents, all this takes a lot of time, as European governments significantly reduced defense spending after the end of the Cold War.
October 1 US President Joe Biden signed Law extending federal government funding for 45 days. At the same time, the document did not contain an article regarding the provision of funds to Ukraine.
Later American leader statedHe said he did not intend to reject the support of Kiev authorities. According to the head of state, he now expects a separate project from Congress members on this issue.
Formerly head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell reportedIt was stated that Brussels was in talks with Washington about the continuation of financing to Kiev.