As U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid, Europe Steps Up

European powers are increasingly helping Kyiv hold the line against Russia as the war slips toward stalemate

Ukrainian soldiers dug into front-line positions recently in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA/Shutterstock

BERLIN—European governments are boosting their assistance to Ukraine as worries grow that Washington’s failure to approve new aid could cause Ukraine to lose ground in the war against Russia. 

Europe and the U.S. increasingly believe that Ukraine will struggle to win significant territory in the near term and are focusing their efforts on enabling Kyiv’s forces to hold the line against Russia. 

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