Amid Waning US Support, Ukraine Seeks ‘Game Changer’

Published on January 18, 2024

WASHINGTON—Forces from Russia and Ukraine are fighting, bleeding, and dying in the trenches of Europe’s frozen east. After so much gore, however, the end of this conflict still seems distant, and none in power appear confident that it will go their way. A wild card in all this is the United States and the question of whether the world’s greatest military power can or will continue to provide direct security assistance to Ukraine. The Biden administration, which pledged only months ago to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, is on the back foot, and money for a war on the other side of the world has run out....

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