Europeans have spent twice what the U.S. has on Ukraine aid, but can't fight Putin's Russia alone if the U.S. goes isolationist in 2025.
Europeans have spent twice what the U.S. has on Ukraine aid, but can't fight Putin's Russia alone if the U.S. goes isolationist in 2025.
Most NATO members, especially former satellite states of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, have watched with growing alarm as Putin repeats his intent to reconstitute the Russian empire and crushes the Ukrainian language, culture, and religion in occupied areas of Ukraine. For example, former Latvian Defense Minister Imants Lieģis told the forum his nation was part of a 10-country drone coalition, led by the United Kingdom, to urgently provide first-person view drones that are now key to the battlefield. “But we are also looking at the long term, where we see lessons learned from the Ukraine war,” he said.
Moreover, the Europeans recognize what U.S. isolationists don’t: This era of technological warfare, in which a vengeful Putin is helped by China, Iran, and North Korea, makes an ocean’s protection moot. Think nukes in space, and satellite and information warfare. Which brings us to the frisson of unease that continued to rattle forum attendees and dominate many discussions: Although the passage of the Ukraine aid package undermined Putin’s belief that America had abandoned Kyiv, can the United States be trusted to continue aiding Ukraine after 2024?says the U.S. will rush critical items such as artillery ammo to the front, where Russian artillery now has a 10-1 advantage in firepower.
The worse news is that the administration still talks about Ukraine’s “holding the line” and rebuilding for 2025. Rather than hold the line, this is the moment to send all aid possible, especially long-range missiles and air defenses to Ukraine, so Kyiv can make as much progress as possible and shield against a possible electoral victory by Trump and the isolationists in November.
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