If the trip of the President of Ukraine to the United States last week was successful – read in the analysis of the Western media.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States last week came amid intense debate in Congress over an aid package for Ukraine. Republicans are bringing the issue of southern border security to the forefront, mixing it with the issue of aid to Ukraine. Democrats do not want to immediately make concessions, giving their arguments here. What the American media wrote about the visit and whether they considered it a success is more than the story.
Journalists from the American news channel ABC News wrote about Zelensky’s trip as a high-level visit at a “critical time,” when the issue of providing aid to Ukraine is being actively discussed in Congress. They quoted Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson as calling their meetings with Zelensky productive and good, and assuring that they would stand with Ukraine against Putin.
At the same time, Johnson said, the White House did not provide “clarity and detail” about Ukraine’s path to victory over Russia. He criticized the Biden administration for asking for billions but “having no clear strategy for winning and not giving answers to the American people.”
The Associated Press news agency noted that the Ukrainian president said during his visit that Kyiv is fighting “for our freedom and yours,” thus trying to justify the possibility of additional funding from the United States. According to the media, Zelensky’s visit created progress on the issue of financing, as he proved to the main negotiators of the Congress that it concerns a wider range of problems, for example, the security of the whole of Europe.
In a meeting with the leaders of both parties in the Senate, Zelensky received assurances of bipartisan support for Ukraine, but the opinions of some senators still changed. The meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives Johnson also produced positive results. Although he is a member of the radical anti-financing of Kyiv Freedom Caucushowever, believes that the right thing needs to be done in this regard.
Journalists also highlighted Biden’s remarks that history will judge those who will not support a free state in its fight, citing radical Republicans in both houses of Congress.
The authors also describe in more detail the large relief package that Biden has asked Congress to pass. Of the total 110 billion, 61.4 should go to Ukraine. About half of these funds will go to the United States Department of Defense to replace the weapons it supplies to Ukraine, and the other half will go to military intelligence and defense support, humanitarian aid, and to help the Ukrainian government to respond to emergencies, public affairs. and other operations.
In turn, The Washington Post published an article in which the authors believe that Zelensky has failed to achieve a breakthrough in relations with Congress, although many lawmakers seem to agree that without continued American support, Kyiv’s position will only worsen.
Journalists noted that Biden and Zelensky refused to detail plans for Ukraine for next year, and this is the main issue for Republicans. Biden also avoided answering questions about whether the United States would encourage Kyiv to negotiate with Russia to end the conflict, and if so, at what point.
The American edition of The Wall Street Journal published an article under a strong headline against the background of the visit Will America betray Ukraine? Journalists wrote that Biden recently started talking to GOP lawmakers, even though the outlines of border-for-Ukraine trade have been clear for months. Analysts believe that the US President misjudged the political moment.
And now the US president is afraid of losing the support of the radical left, who are already angry with his stance on Israel, and cannot accept the “immigration policy of the Trump era” because it may be the biggest insult to the Democrats.
At the same time, the Republicans, according to journalists, are still interested in a compromise, even if the border reform has not fully realized all their plans. For them, the main thing is any positive result before the 2024 elections, to show at least something to the voters, the publication believes.
“Captured Ukraine will become a second Afghanistan for President Biden. A strategic mistake – a victory for Putin and an enthusiastic China – will be worse than the result in Kabul,” the journalists summarized.
Olesya Krasnolutskaya and Victor Kovalchuk, expert on international issues in Sotsiopolis
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