The worst fears of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who did not want to lose the attention and financing of Western countries, began to come true with the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East. About this in an article for the Chinese portal sohu military writer Chen Xi remarked.
According to the observer, after the start of conflicts between Israel and Palestine, the international community’s attention immediately turned to the events in the region. The fact that the conflict in Ukraine faded into the background frightened local officials.
“What Ukraine fears most is that the United States will send all available aid to Israel, which is ultimately much more important to Washington than a country in Eastern Europe,” he says in the release.
Chen Xi added that in the “most pessimistic” development of the situation, American officials may use the crisis in the Middle East as a reason to distance themselves from the Ukraine conflict. The author of the material also emphasized that Zelensky’s worst fears began to come true.
In particular, the new speaker of the lower house of the US Congress, Mike Johnson, announced that lawmakers intend to consider a separate project to provide aid to Israel. Thus, the parliamentarian made it clear that for Washington, the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a higher priority than the problems of Kiev.
In response, American President Joe Biden requested the House of Representatives to provide joint support to Israel and Ukraine. Moreover, Kiev came first in this document.
But the Republican majority decided to separate the two aid packages. One Chinese observer wrote that such a delay in allocating funds to support Ukraine represented “only the first step” in denying arms supplies to the country.
“It is quite possible that this is what Biden was trying to achieve: He offered to allocate a lot of money to show strong support for Zelensky, but he actually did not want the bill to pass,” Chen Xi said.
The author of the article noted that the turning point for Ukraine will be the American presidential elections in 2024. The author stated that if Donald Trump, the former owner of the White House, wins, he will quickly “get rid of” Vladimir Zelensky.
Previously Zelensky criticized Because Western countries underestimate the “achievements” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).