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Transatlantic Cooperation on Ukraine: How Europe Could Respond to Uncertainty over US Assistance
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Abstract The difficult negotiations in the US Congress over a new aid package for Ukraine show that support has become a contested political issue in the US. Given the uncertainty over US assistance, European states should further strengthen their long-term commitment to Ukraine in terms of military and fina... view more
The difficult negotiations in the US Congress over a new aid package for Ukraine show that support has become a contested political issue in the US. Given the uncertainty over US assistance, European states should further strengthen their long-term commitment to Ukraine in terms of military and financial assistance. At the same time, given its own military shortcomings, Europe should seek avenues that could help convince Republicans in Congress to maintain US security assistance. Key Findings: In the US election campaign, some Republicans will criticize Biden’s Ukraine policy and Europe’s limited contributions. Europe should communicate its resolve effectively to US stakeholders. The launch of EU membership negotiations is an important political signal, but it needs to be backed up with financial commitments. If the European Council is unable to adopt the EUR 50 billion package, European governments should swiftly bring forward bilateral assistance instead. Given Europe’s shortcomings in supplying Ukraine with sufficient military equipment, continued US security assistance will remain important for some time. Europe should seek avenues to maintain Republican buy-in by indicating that it would be willing to expand its financial assistance further and re-consider its position on the frozen Russian assets.... view less
Keywords
Ukraine; transatlantic relations; United States of America; international aid; security policy; Europe; presidential election; election campaign; financial assistance
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
6 p.
Series
DGAP Policy Brief, 37
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0