According to Czech President Petr Pavel, Ukraine must adapt to declining Western support. “We have to consider war fatigue and what it means for the support of Western states. This will decrease over time,” Pavel told the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
He also referred to the US presidential election in 2024 and the concentration on domestic politics that could then be expected: “As support for the US decreases, support from some European countries will also decrease. Ukraine should take that into account.”
“This year is crucial”
In 2024, Ukraine will therefore probably no longer be able to start large and complex operations, according to the new Czech president. “This year is decisive for the course of the war.” Western states are currently supplying Ukraine with the necessary weapons, so that it can put itself in a better starting position for possible negotiations.
Ukraine must first go to the EU and then to NATO
The former general was cautious about the prospects of Ukraine joining NATO in the near future. “Ukraine’s road to Europe must lead through faster rapprochement with the European Union and only then with security structures,” the president said. “I think that’s the right order.”
Source: Krone
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