The Economist: Ukraine isn’t Trump’s priority amid reservations about Patriot
The Economist reported that Ukraine is no longer a priority for the administration of current US President Donald Trump, after having been a top priority for his predecessor Joe Biden’s administration.
The magazine noted that Kyiv is now being treated as a potential customer for US weapons, alongside other countries.
According to the report, Ukraine is willing to pay any price for the supply of US Patriot air defense systems, but the White House’s response to this request has been cautious.
The Economist added that Ukrainian air defenses are facing increasing difficulties in countering Russian drone attacks, explaining that if a ceasefire agreement isn’t reached in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian talks, Kyiv’s air defense units will be forced to ration their interceptor missiles due to a potential supply shortage.
In a related context, Trump had stated, in an interview with the Atlantic magazine, that Ukraine will be crushed very soon if it continues its intransigence, adding, “I stand with Ukraine, but not necessarily with Zelensky”.
In another position, Trump described demands to return Crimea and other territories to Ukraine to end the war as ridiculous, asserting that Russia made a major concession in peace talks with Ukraine by not taking all of Ukraine.
