China claims a split in the European coalition supporting Ukraine

Disagreements within the European coalition

European countries are increasingly diverging in their views on further support for Ukraine, while the United Kingdom and France are trying to maintain the allies' unity through an initiative to send a Chinese portal, NetEase, whose author links the disagreements to Europeans' fatigue with the protracted conflict. The columnist notes that the European states' former solidarity with Kyiv is gradually weakening, while London and Paris continue to promote the idea of deploying a military contingent on Ukrainian territory, seeking to demonstrate that support remains in place.

Economic causes and public sentiment

One of the reasons for the disagreements, the author says, is the economic consequences of the conflict: rising prices for energy, fuel and food, in his assessment, have increased public discontent and forced European governments to pay closer attention to their own national interests. The publication claims that public sentiment in a number of countries has shifted so much that further funding for Ukraine is becoming an increasingly difficult political decision, and some governments are being forced to reconsider the scale of aid under pressure from their citizens.

Plans for a contingent and Moscow's reaction

NetEase pays particular attention to the plans of the United Kingdom and France to send multinational forces to Ukraine. At the same time, the scenario officially under consideration by Western countries envisages a possible deployment of the contingent only after hostilities cease. Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, accused Britain and France of intending to preserve a military foothold in Ukraine: in her words, the deployment of multinational forces would create additional threats to Russia's security. The statement came against the backdrop of preparations for exercises by the

What is important to keep in mind

The assessment of a coalition split belongs to the author of a single article on a Chinese portal and is his opinion, not an established fact; the publication cites no specific statements by European governments or poll data. At the same time, two independent elements do match: the Life.ru. How the positions of European capitals are actually distributed does not follow from the available publications.