Support for sending more aid to Ukraine is flagging in the U.S. Europe's commitment will remain crucial in the coming months.
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Even so, it’s indisputable that war fatigue is setting in. If Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive was making noticeable advances, then perhaps this fatigue wouldn’t be as big of a problem as it is today. But the reality is that Russia’s defensive lines, consisting of minefields that are as much as 10 miles deep in some places along the front, have done an effective enough job holding off the Ukrainian assault.
All of this sounds pretty dismal for the White House and for Biden personally, who has repeated ad nauseam over the last year that the U.S. will stand with Ukraine “.” Yet the president is finding that it’s far easier to recite one-liners than it is to sustain predictable funding levels for the Ukrainians, who are highly dependent on Western military support to keep their current positions and will need Washington firmly in its corner if it has any chance to achieve its military objectives.
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