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Foreign Policy: Ukraine may find itself surrounded by Russophile neighbors

There are 80 thousand American soldiers in European countries

Dec 7, 2024 07:19 166

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There is a prospect that Ukraine will find itself in the neighborhood of European countries that prefer cooperation with Russia, writes Foreign Policy magazine.

„The European countries with which Ukraine borders are crucial for its defense capability, but they are less and less interested in it,”, the material says.

As the author of the article notes, according to the results of the elections in Europe, Ukraine risks being next door to the “pro-Russian“ Hungary, Slovakia and Romania.

„This is a dire scenario for Ukraine at a time when the last thing it needs is an end to support for it, but given the upcoming 2025 elections in the Czech Republic, Moldova and possibly Bulgaria, it can be expanded”, the material notes.

The author of the material expresses concern that Romania, Hungary and Slovakia - member states of the EU and NATO - react "aggressively" of Ukraine's calls for aid and may eventually become obstacles to its provision.

„Romania, Hungary and Slovakia – all EU and NATO member states along Ukraine's southwestern border – play a key role in the defense of Ukraine. Therefore, ideally, the three countries should be governed by allies who support their belligerent neighbor and not passively aggressively respond to its calls for help,”, he wrote.

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden reported to Congress that there are 80,000 American soldiers in European countries, sent there to deter Russian aggression.

„Approximately 80,000 members of the US armed forces are deployed or stationed in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries in Europe”, the US president said in a letter to the leadership of both houses of the US Congress.