Enough to turn the tide? Ukraine hails release of long-delayed US military aid

Alessandro XENOS | Guillaume GOUGEON | François PICARD | Imen MELLAZ | Gulliver CRAGG | Anastasiya SHAPOCHKINA | Samantha DE BENDERN | Craig COPETAS

Edité par France 24 - 2024

So with US elections ahead, did the momentum just swing against Russia? Or did we witness a one-off compromise that only pushes back the day when the Western-backed war effort runs out of steam? If US support is so vital, it's because Europe has also been slow to boost promised deliveries of ammunition and air defence systems.

Last year, Europe's share of NATO spending rose to its highest level in a decade. What will 2024 have in store? Beyond just Ukraine, what will the arms race sparked by Vladimir Putin's bid for Kyiv have on the planet as a whole?

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Guillaume Gougeon and Imen Mellaz.

Note
  • Will it be enough to dissipate doubt over Ukraine's ability to hold out in a war of attrition with Russia? After months of delay, the US House of Representatives has finally approved a $60 billion military aid package for Kyiv. Overruling the objections of Republican hardliners, Speaker Mike Johnson praised lawmakers who came together to "answer history's call". That said, he also conferred first with Donald Trump.

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
22/04/2024
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Gulliver CRAGG FRANCE 24 correspondent
Anastasiya SHAPOCHKINA President of Eastern Circles Think Tank and Lecturer in Geopolitics, Sciences Po
Samantha DE BENDERN Associate Fellow at Chatham House
Craig COPETAS Contributing Editor, The Daily Beast

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