Arguably most important among those questions: How long can it practically sustain such draining financial support for Ukraine?
The United Kingdom, arguably the major security player in the region, has also pledged more than $15 billion to Ukraine since 2022.
This is an alarming prospect for European officials who already believe Putin is digging in and trying to wait out the West.
In the run-up to the US presidential election, the question of what happens to European security without America will inevitably be asked.
Europe simply doesn’t have the manufacturing heft right now to independently serve Ukraine over the next 12 months.
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