Key Points
And the journey to the wartime capital was intended to underscore that bedrock policy along with the imperative of preserving Ukraines independence in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putins invasion..
But the principal challenge has come at home, where additional U.S. military assistance to Ukraine has been stymied by Donald Trump-aligned House Republicans who question the importance of Ukraine for American security and in some cases even the centrality of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance itself..
Looking back, some security analysts say that Biden should have moved more quickly to supply critical weapons systems to Kyiv, before the Russian military had time to adapt and to ensure that the arms were in Ukraines hands before the patience of U.S. lawmakers began to run thin. ..
This was a policy that was carried out in a very incremental way due to escalatory concerns and concerns about Ukrainians not being able to use the kit," said Alina Polyakova, president and chief executive officer of the Center for European Policy Analysis, a Washington-based think tank that supports Ukraine..
The broader question is whether the resistance of some House Republicans to continued military support for Ukraine and the popular support for Trumps America First policy reflect a seismic shift away from the alliance policies in Europe that Biden has long embraced..
