In the final months of his presidency, Joe Biden has stepped up efforts to strengthen Ukraine's position in the confrontation with Russia.
US President Joe Biden has been trying to increase support for Ukraine in the confrontation with Russia in the final months of his presidency. term.
Bloomberg writes about this.
Among Biden's latest decisions, the agency notes permission for Ukraine to strike military targets deep in Russia, which has drawn criticism from Moscow and the team of US President-elect Donald Trump, who consider this an “unnecessary escalation.”
A source familiar with the US position said that the Biden administration's latest steps are part of a strategy to strengthen Ukraine as much as possible before Donald Trump takes office.
According to Bloomberg, Trump's statements about the war ending soon likely indicate his intention to achieve a negotiated settlement.
The source also noted that this approach should help Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by demonstrating that Kyiv is prepared to act in response to Russian aggression if fighting continues.
Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center Shelby Magid believes that Joe Biden's latest actions could be beneficial to Donald Trump. She noted that Trump could use a strengthened Ukraine as an argument for reaching a peace settlement, which he would present as his own victory.
“Some of the decisions Biden is making now could help Trump, most likely by putting him in a better position to end the war, and Ukraine in a better position for any negotiations,” she said.
Earlier it became known that the Pentagon will send weapons to Ukraine on a weekly basis in order to have time to send previously planned assistance.
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