Ukraine's conflict with Russia has been going on for almost two years, and Europe and the United States are beginning to show signs of weakness when it comes to supporting Ukrainian aid. Recently, European and American countries have begun to pass the buck to each other in terms of funds to aid Ukraine, forming a phenomenon of "kicking the ball". The U.S. Congress vetoed an aid package worth more than $11 billion, and the European Union subsequently made the same decision. Faced with this situation, Ukraine's ** Zelensky fell into a helpless situation and could only run around for help. Not so long ago, he visited the United States again, hoping to persuade the United States to continue assisting Ukraine. For a day in a row, he met with high-level figures such as Biden, Harris, and members of Congress from both parties in the United States. However, the visit to the United States did not make any difference. Not only did members of the U.S. Congress turn a deaf ear to his request, but even Biden, who had always supported Ukraine, changed his tone and said that the United States can only support Ukraine on the issue of aiding Ukraine one day at a time. Today, as time goes on, opposition within the United States to endless aid to Ukraine is bound to grow. In addition, there is currently a Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the United States needs to provide Israel with ** and ammunition. In this case, the United States has to make a trade-off between aiding Ukraine and other affairs. With little time running out and ** about to take place, the Republican Party has been at odds with Biden on the issue of supporting aid to Ukraine, putting huge pressure on Biden**. Therefore, both from an economic and political point of view, the United States will slow down its aid to Ukraine. After the slowdown in aid operations by European and American countries, Ukraine's plight will only intensify. However, Zelensky had no choice but to continue to seek help from Western countries.
Zelensky, in despair, decided to go to Norway to ask for help. The trip to Norway earned him a commitment from the five Nordic countries to continue to assist Ukraine. Why are the Nordic countries still interested in aiding Ukraine?The main reason is that these countries have profited handsomely from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Norway reportedly saw record revenues in both oil and gas. Therefore, the Nordic countries believe that while continuing to aid Ukraine, it is still possible to profit from it. However, promises are just promises, and until the funds and ** are in hand, everything is just empty talk. In addition, four of the five Nordic countries are members of NATO, and their attitude towards the Russia-Ukraine conflict is largely constrained by the United States. Once the United States and most European countries stop aiding, it will be difficult for the Nordic countries to hold on. In addition, Ukraine is currently working towards joining the European Union. If Ukraine can join the EU as soon as possible, it will be able to receive 50 billion euros in economic aid, providing some confidence and motivation for Ukraine to continue its confrontation with Russia. However, on this issue, huge divisions have emerged within the EU. Countries such as Hungary, Austria and Slovakia oppose Ukraine's accession to the EU, and Hungary in particular is firmly opposed. Therefore, Zelensky had to have a brief conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban while attending the inauguration ceremony of the Argentine ** Milley. However, there are concerns about economic and political pressure on EU countries to continue to aid Ukraine. In addition, Serbia and other countries have already submitted applications to join the European Union, and if they directly help Ukraine, it will violate the principle of fairness to these countries. Therefore, Ukraine is currently in a rather difficult situation, and Zelensky will be in a desperate situation once European and American countries terminate their aid.
At a time when Zelensky's situation is worrying, the G7 countries have put forward a new plan. Recently, the G7 countries are considering using Russian assets to aid Ukraine. As early as the early days of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, European and American countries froze about $300 billion in assets of the Central Bank of Russia. Now, after the reluctance of European and American countries to continue to provide aid to Ukraine, they have turned their attention to this asset. The United States is in active dialogue with the G7 countries to promote the implementation of this program, as confirmed by a U.S.**. However, there are concerns within the G7 about this matter, and countries such as Germany and France oppose this move, because it may cause damage to the international reputation of Europe and the United States, leading to the withdrawal of foreign investment. European countries prefer to use the profits generated by this asset to aid Ukraine. However, the UK maintains a highly aligned position with the US on this issue. Judging from the current situation, European and American countries have lost momentum in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which means that the situation between Russia and Ukraine will soon usher in a turnaround, but Zelensky will face the difficult problem of how to end.
To sum up, European and American countries blame each other on the issue of aid to Ukraine, leaving Ukraine in a difficult situation. Zelensky went to the Nordic countries after asking for help to no avail, but still faces some problems. European and American countries have proposed to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine, but there are disagreements within the G7. The current situation in Ukraine is not good, and once European and American countries stop aid, Zelensky will be in a desperate situation.