Former Zelenskyy adviser Oleksiy Arestovych has also accused the West of “not providing the military support it promised to Kyiv”. But tellingly, Arestovych has criticised the Ukrainian leadership, too.
Such political tension isn’t surprising, given the lack of significant progress over the past six months, even as Zelenskyy insists that a slowdown in operations against Russian forces is due to the onset of winter.
NEIGHBOURING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE UNDERMINING KYIV
However, reports also suggest that Ukrainian military is facing ammunition shortages. At issue isn’t only US support. Neighbouring European countries also seem to be (indirectly) undermining Kyiv’s position.
Poland, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member, has delivered significant military, financial and humanitarian aid worth around €4.3 billion (US$4.7 billion) to Ukraine since 2022, but in September this year halted weapons supplies amid a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s grain exports.
Polish truck drivers blocked access roads to border crossings in November, arguing that their livelihoods are at stake after the European Union relaxed some transport rules and Ukrainian truckers undercut their business.
The Polish drivers were soon joined by their Slovak colleagues on Dec 1, while Slovakia’s recently appointed Prime Minister Robert Fico has declared that he will terminate his country’s military support to Kyiv.
Source: CNA
