Donald Trump is not a principled opponent of military assistance to Ukraine, and he is blocking the package proposed by the White House for election reasons. Ukraine can receive assistance on loan terms, which is not such a bad option. This opinion was expressed by former US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland in an interview Forbes Ukraine.
According to him, despite the isolationist rhetoric, Trump himself is not an isolationist and does not at all dream of the occupation of Ukraine by the Russians. Blocking military aid to Ukraine is part of the election fight against Biden, the diplomat is convinced.
“Unfortunately, this was a campaign gambit to make some of his supporters happy,” Sondland said.
In his opinion, the option proposed by Trump to provide assistance to Ukraine on the terms of an interest-free loan is an “encouraging sign.” This loan, according to Trump, will not have a specific repayment period, but only a condition – as soon as Ukraine gets rich and is able to repay the debt.
“This is an important signal that the Ukrainian government should heed. I am convinced that if Trump is elected president, he will support Ukraine. Contrary to what he said during the election campaign,” the ex-ambassador emphasized.
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According to Sondland, the loan format is a “fake cover” designed to satisfy the biggest isolationists among Republicans.
“So that they feel that they are not just giving money to Ukraine, but lending it. Even if in the end the loan is not returned,” the diplomat noted and added that this format of providing assistance to Ukraine has a better chance of passing Congress than the gratuitous assistance that is being promoted Biden.
Current situation with American aid to Ukraine
As UNIAN wrote, the vote in the US House of Representatives for assistance to Ukraine “frozen” until mid-April. According to Bloomberg, disputes between Republicans and Democrats are still ongoing there, with no end in sight.
We also reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson has come up with a new scheme that will convince Republicans to vote for American military aid to Ukraine. This time he wants to link the issue to the lifting of the ban on US natural gas exports imposed by the Joe Biden administration.
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