Europe takes into account the purchase of weapons for Ukraine from the US, while Washington becomes more reserved
In front of an increasingly reluctant America to continue military support for Ukraine, European leaders analyze a damage solution: to buy themselves American armament and send it to Kiev. According to an analysis published by Bloomberg, this scenario is gaining more weight in informal discussions between European capitals.
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With exhausted stocks and a defense industry that proves slowly in adaptation, Europe does not today have the ability to support Ukraine's war effort. At the same time, the signals from Washington – especially from the circles close to President Donald Trump – indicates a possible renunciation of continuing direct weapons.
A plan B but with American guarantees
“The idea is simple: if the US refuses to send weapons, then it will buy them Europe and transfer them to Ukraine,” it summarizes diplomatic sources quoted by Bloomberg. The strategy would allow to maintain a critical military support line for Ukraine, but it would require a minimum degree of cooperation from Washington – especially in terms of continuing strategic information.
Analysts warn that, without the support of American intelligence services, the efficiency of Ukrainian forces in the field would be considerably reduced. Indeed, a temporary interruption of this partnership has already created operative difficulties in Kiev and has aroused fears among European allies on future US reliability as a strategic partner.
Time, a weapon in the Kremlin's hand
In the absence of a firm American commitment, Europe is forced to improvise, although the industrial reality limits it severely. The own production of ammunition and modern defense systems cannot, at the current pace, cover the void that the possible US withdrawal leaves.
Officials cited by Bloomberg warns that the armament provided so far through Ukraine through the programs approved by the Biden Administration will be exhausted until the end of the summer. The Kremlin, aware of these limitations, could intensify the military pressure in the coming months, relying on a moment of strategic weakness of the West.
European diplomacy between nervousness and lucidity
In the face of an uncertain political future in Washington and a little more aggressive Vladimir, European leaders are beginning to be aware of the fragility of the current security model. Although until now they have been based on the transatlantic umbrella, the current developments remind them that strategic autonomy is no longer an abstract desire, but an urgent need.
One thing is certain: if the US withdraws from the equation, the Ukraine war will not cease – but it will become more dangerous to Europe.
The EU ambassador to Kiev: Russians are playing the US and Trump's attempts to achieve peace
After a new night of aerial terror on Ukraine, the ambassador of the European Union in Kiev, Katerina Mathernová, transmitted a hard message: Russia not only intensifies the attacks on civilians, but is playing all the diplomatic initiatives aimed at the cessation of the war.
“The Russians laugh at the world! They laugh at the US and every attempt to reach peace,” ” He wrote mathernová in a Facebook post, at a time when Kiev was still evaluating the extent of the damage caused on the night of May 25 by a rain of rockets and drones. It was the second consecutive massive air attack, a combined assault on the entire Ukraine, from the capital to the eastern and south regions.
“What does peace mean? What negotiations are possible with someone who makes fun of any fire cessation?“, The European diplomata asks rhetorically. In a tone that betrays both exasperation and lucidity, Mathernová states that the only language Vladimir Putin understands is” the language of force “.
“Russia continues to escalate, continues to terrorize civilians. It has become a demonstration of repetitive cruelty, without shame, in front of a world that, in part, hesitates,” He added the ambassador, clearly evoking a contrast between the alarming pace of Russian aggression and the often anemic rhythm of international reactions.
A call to solidarity and action
The Ukrainian president asked for new sanctions against Russia, in the context of a massive air operation that involved 367 means of attack – rockets and drones – of which over 310 were destroyed or neutralized. The targets were multiple: Kiev, Odessa, Ternopil, Poltava, Kharkov, Cernihiv, Hmelnîțki, Mikolaiv, and others. No region is truly safe.
“Each attack is an additional proof that without real pressure on the Kremlin regime, this barbarism will continue. Russia extends the war every day, and Western silence or ambiguity only encourages new crimes,” Zelenski said.
Echo of Europe: more firmness, less resignation
European diplomats, more and more open in the last year in criticizing Moscow without diplomatic filters, seem to have abandoned the illusion of a peaceful solution obtained by simple negotiations. “Putin is not afraid of summit. He is not afraid of speeches. He is afraid of the real – military, economic, strategic – of a united West,” the EU ambassador's message to Kiev suggests.
It is a tone change that reflects not only the reality of Ukraine, but also an increasing understanding of the fact that the Russian Federation, as it is run today, can no longer be convinced by morality, but only stopped by determination.
War, in figures – and in signs
The data transmitted by Ukraine's air forces are clear: on the night of May 25, Russia launched an unprecedented combined air attack. Nearly 300 drones and 70 missiles have been detected and neutralized largely. But the intensity of the attack sends a political signal: the Kremlin does not want peace, but capitulation.
