The stalled Ukrainian offensive could be a huge political issue for Volodymyr Zelensky in the United States.
CNN writes about it.
This could heighten questions within the US about support for a war that could spill over into a year of “violent” presidential elections. And even if Trump is not the Republican nominee, “dwindling public support for the war could hurt Biden.”
According to a new CNN/SSRS poll, 55% of voters say Congress should not authorize additional funding to support Ukraine. About 51% said the US has already done enough to help, while 48% say they should do more.
Therefore, from the side of the American authorities there is “huge pressure” on Ukraine regarding the counteroffensive. And the way it is now “increases the likelihood that the war could last at least until next year.”
But will the West have the patience to give Ukraine the time it needs?
CNN reports that Biden is already working on a new bill for additional funding for the Armed Forces, which is likely to be ready for consideration by Congress by the end of the year.
“This measure will be the most important test of the willingness of the majority of the Republican Party to continue to pour billions of dollars into the war, despite the deep skepticism of many Republicans. Any suggestion that the Ukrainian offensive has stalled will exacerbate this skepticism,” the authors write.
Given waning U.S. public support for the war, Biden may face the daunting task ahead of the presidential election: “to explain continued support for Ukraine by another bloody summer.”
The war in Ukraine has been going on for 532 days. We follow the latest news and key events on August 9, 2023 online .
Earlier we summed up the results of the previous day. In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops launched a counterattack near Rabotino in order to restore the lost position. In the Kherson region, Ukrainian special forces crossed the Dnieper and landed on the left bank, west of the village of Cossack Camps, according to BILD military observer Yulian Repke.
Source : CTPAHA.UA