Viktig läsning inför Bidens besök i Europa:
Biden leaves Monday for Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda and other key NATO leaders. U.S. officials believe that Ukraine’s defense is about to hit a critical phase with Russia launching its much-telegraphed offensive. The Biden administration has urgently pressed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration to consolidate its gains — and perhaps launch its own counterstrike.
The White House has also told Zelenskyy’s team, per multiple officials, to prepare for the offensive now, as weapons and aid from Washington and Europe flow freely, for fear that backing from Ukraine’s European neighbors could be finite.
"Vem är det som ska göra vad?", typ.
While European capitals are looking at Washington to fill the gap, the administration has pushed back at allies to do more, noting that the war could stretch well into 2024 and beyond. Administration officials insist that they will not pressure Ukraine to negotiate, even as some diplomats have speculated that a deal could be put forth to restore the borders at the start of the war: Ukraine would regain its territory in the east and south but Russia would keep Crimea.
Politico: ‘One of the decisive moments of his presidency’: Biden heads to a troubled Europe (2023-02-19)
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Heading to the doorstep of the war, Biden will talk up what the U.S. can do as Europe laments what it can’t do.
Dock helt centralt att texten som helhet handlar om att Biden-administrationen backar Ukraina, oavsett vad som händer. Den kan — och ska? — läsas som en appell: det kan gå åt helvete om inte Ukrainas allierade (även i Europa) håller vad de så innerligt lovat.
De har inte en chans mot modern teknologi, de lever kvar på 60 talet.
