Should have given absolutely everything: can Biden increase support for Ukraine before the end of his term

They should have given absolutely everything: can Biden increase support for Ukraine before the end of his term Victoria Grabovskaya

Ukraine is using drones to inflict painful blows on the enemy on its territory. However, the Russians, fearing possible attacks by long-range Western weapons, will redeploy their aircraft inland.

Joseph Biden has several months left before the end of his presidential term, so the White House may decide to give Ukraine permission to strike Russian territory with American long-range weapons. Executive Director of the Renew Democracy Initiative Uriel Epstein and a public and political figure from the United States, a deputy from Rock County in Wisconsin, Yuri Rashkin, commented in a conversation with 24 Channel this possibility and its consequences .

Biden may make concessions

According to Uriel Epstein, the Biden administration in the next few months will provide more weapons to Ukraine, in particular long-range ones.

Despite the fact that Kamala Harris's rating is much higher than Biden's, Donald Trump is still very popular and can win the presidential election. In this case, aid to Ukraine will not be guaranteed, he suggested.

This does not mean that Biden will send F-16s to Ukraine tomorrow. However, he may make concessions, in particular, allow strikes on Russian territory, provide more weapons. In general, according to Epstein, the current president should provide absolutely everything from the more than 60 billion that the US Congress has allocated to help Ukraine.

“At the same time, Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, is very afraid of escalation, despite the fact that Russia is constantly raising the stakes in the war. Therefore, changes in aid to Ukraine should occur, but a 180-degree turn on this issue is unlikely to happen,” Epstein noted.

Trump's rise to power is not guaranteed

Yuri Rashkin also considers Sullivan a cautious person. However, there are currently no politicians among the Democrats who could work in the White House and have a more aggressive position towards Russia.

If the Democratic candidate wins the election, Sullivan could take the post of Secretary of State in the new administration, since he has “made a good statement about himself.” They say that “Russia has not attacked anyone else,” and “the Third “The world war has not started.” Therefore, this is a “success” of the Sullivan Doctrine, Rashkin emphasized.

There are currently two possible scenarios – long-term and short-term.

Long-term plan. After it became known that Kamala Harris could become the Democratic candidate, Russia realized that Trump's rise to power was not guaranteed. This means that Putin will have to resolve the issue of the war in Ukraine for another 4 years, instead of the ex-president's promise to “end the war in 24 hours.”

Short plan. Biden does not want to make the mistake that Barack Obama made. He was sure that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 elections, not Trump.

Therefore, the current president does not want to miss the opportunity and time if Harris fails to become president. Biden, according to Rashkin, will be active until the end of his term, but he will not cross the “red lines” in delivering blows “to the Kremlin and Moscow”.