19 November 2024

Can Europe Compensate for Dwindling U.S. Support to Ukraine?

Fabian Hoffmann

We don’t yet know exactly how U.S. policy toward Ukraine will evolve under the incoming President Trump and his new Administration.

While the worst-case scenario—where the United States completely cuts off Ukraine from additional aid—is by no means the most likely scenario, there is a good chance that Trump will reduce the level of support for Ukraine or use it as a bargaining chip with Europe.

The implications of this will vary across different areas, with Europe better positioned to compensate in some respects than in others. The following presents a short discussion of where Europe is relatively better and worse placed to step in. While not constituting a comprehensive analysis, it can provide some pointers for how Europe can approach the Trump Administration in an effort to future-proof military assistance to Ukraine.

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