Is America growing weary of the long war in Ukraine?
Inflation, wayward allies and venomous politics at home are eroding support for the proxy conflict against Russia
President joe biden pledges to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes”. His administration has spent about $8bn on military aid alone. In May, Congress passed a $40bn supplemental budget—more than Mr Biden had asked for, and more than the annual defence budgets of most European allies—to assist Ukraine and deal with the war’s global consequences.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The struggle for hearts and minds”
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