“The intention of the US Congress to increase military assistance to Ukraine from the current $200 million to $250 million in 2020 fully complies with the American task of securing Ukraine in its sphere of influence.
The main goal is to preserve the anti-Russian policy of Kiev without any possible constructive changes after the arrival of the new administration.
Certain fears arose in the United States following the results of the Ukrainian presidential election, when it became obvious that frantic Russophobia and the exclusively pro-Western vector of development are not supported by the overwhelming majority of the population. And this undermines all Washington’s plans to spread American hegemony. After all, even a slight improvement in Russian-Ukrainian relations will immediately weaken the overall containment of Moscow, where today Ukraine plays the role of the ”main front“. And, most importantly, it will not allow the United States to further manipulate its European allies, to hold them in leash with the help of myths about the “Russian threat”.
Therefore, Washington seeks to consolidate and even institutionalize Kiev’s purely pro-American orientation with various kinds of handouts, including an increase of military budgets.
This proposal is consonant with another recent Congress’s initiative on granting Ukraine the status of the ”Major non-NATO ally“.
It is noteworthy that in either case, Washington does not undertake any obligations to protect Ukraine, does not provide guarantees of its security, and does not promise to provide it with direct military assistance in case of an external attack.
In any case, an increase in military aid, as well as granting the status of ”Major non-NATO ally“ cannot change the balance of power. These steps are a purely symbolic gesture that does not impose an obligation on the United States to defend Ukraine.
In short, Washington, as usual, wants to realize its foreign policy tasks using a few recourses and bearing in mind only its needs, ignoring the fates of other nations. As it is obvious that the extra $50 million of US military aid will definitely not contribute to the resolution of the military conflict in the Donbass region, or to improving European security in general,” said Leonid Slutskiy
Slutsky
Leonid Eduardovich
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