Trump puts pressure on Europe to increase aid to Ukraine: WP names reason

Trump puts pressure on Europe, demanding to increase aid to Ukraine: WP named the reason Sofia Rozhik

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump will become the new president of the United States. There are discussions about how the situation in Ukraine will change after his arrival and what part the States will take in the fight for peace, but they say that Trump is already putting pressure on Europe regarding assistance to Ukraine.

He is demanding to increase it and there is a probable explanation for this. This is reported by 24 Kanal with reference to The Washington Post.

How Trump will act on the war in Ukraine

By pressuring Europe to support Ukraine, Donald Trump is probably trying to hint that the volume of aid from the US will be reduced.

Discussions about negotiations with Russia also do not disappear. The Washington Post notes that Ukraine celebrated its third Christmas under a full-scale invasion.

And the promise of President-elect Donald Trump to begin negotiations to end the war makes many doubt whether there will be a fourth, writes WP.

Despite his statements about ending the war, Trump does not say how he will force dictator Putin to sit down at the negotiating table.

However, as the publication notes, the Ukrainian military does not believe that the head of the Kremlin will agree to peace against the backdrop of the fact that the Russians are advancing at the front, have certain successes and maintain the offensive initiative.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine also fear a cessation of American aid supplies if Ukraine is offered territorial concessions, and it will refuse.

Thus, Trump's team put forward various versions of freezing the front line in Ukraine, including Ukraine's refusal to join NATO for 20 years, the creation of a demilitarized zone of almost 1,300 kilometers, or the transfer of about 20% of the occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia.

Recall that the United States will soon send Ukraine a $1.25 billion military aid package. Probably, the Biden administration is trying to transfer as much aid to Ukraine as possible before January 20.