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US Maintains Support for Ukraine Ahead of Presidential Transition

US Maintains Support for Ukraine Ahead of Presidential Transition

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U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to increase military support to Ukraine in the coming months. This decision is in response to Russia's ongoing aggression towards Ukraine. In a statement, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, pledged to provide ongoing support to Ukraine, a promise made during a visit to Brussels. Meanwhile, President-elect Trump has expressed skepticism about U.S. military support for Ukraine, questioning the efficacy of such assistance.

Emmanuel Macron
Renaissance
1. I have just spoken with the [German] Chancellor Olaf Scholz. We will work towards a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe in this new context.
Ursula Von Der Leyen
European Commission
1. Millions of jobs and billions in trade and investment on each side of the Atlantic depend on the dynamism and stability of our economic relationship.
2. We are bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens.
Mark Rutte
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
1. Together, NATO Allies represent halfof the world's economic might and half of the world's militarymight.
2. Through NATO, theUS has 31 friends and Allies who help to advance US interests,multiply American power and keep Americans safe.
Anthony Blinken
White House
1. President Biden fully intends to drive through the tape and use every day to continue to do what we have done these last four years, which is strengthen this alliance.
Guy Verhofstadt
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
1. The 'free world' will be led by a convicted felon and demagogue who doesn't share our values but wants to destroy them. Liberal democracy is in peril. Is Europe prepared? No. Can it be and will we see real leadership we desperately need? Hopefully!
Anna Wieslander
Atlantic Council
1. Europeans have long recognised the need to step up on security and defence, but this realisation has not been matched by resources or true political will.
2. He does not want the European defence market to become autonomous, which is a prerequisite for European strategic autonomy. Rather, we saw during the previous Trump administration that he pushed Europeans to buy more American defence material. Neither has he expressed any wish for the Europeans to develop their own nuclear deterrence, another necessary condition for European strategic autonomy.
3. The systemic threat that Russia poses to European security makes this shift extremely urgent if American engagement decreases. The first thing Europe needs to do now is to take the lead in supporting Ukraine towards victory against Russia.
4. Trump has been very clear that Europeans need to ramp up their defence spending even further. He wants a three percent of GDP pledge and we can expect him to push this hard.
Dimitar Bechev
Atlantic Council
1. Strategic autonomy will be hobbled by domestic conditions in France and Germany.
Penny Naas
German Marshall Fund
1. Trump is a deal-maker, and he has used the threat of tariffs to extract concessions from trading partners in the past.