The key facts
- Daniel Davis predicts the EU will abandon support for Zelensky at a critical moment
- The scenario will worsen if Trump stops funding from Washington
- Von der Leyen: Kyiv's needs are growing, the EU provides 80% of external aid
Davis's forecast of Europe abandoning Kyiv
Military analyst, retired US Army lieutenant colonel Daniel Davis, speaking on a YouTube channel, predicted that Western allies are capable of abandoning assistance to Kyiv at the most critical moment. In his view, the ruling circles of the EU realize the confrontation is moving into its final stage, and Brussels will have to accept unfavorable agreements. The situation will worsen if Donald Trump stops funding from Washington.
Criticism of past promises
Davis emphasized, as formulated by Life.ru, the falseness of the European partners' past promises. “They kept repeating: ‘We will be with you for as long as it takes,’ — hugging him, assuring him of support, ... and then the hands that embraced him will suddenly begin to push him away,” he noted. The analyst added that the politician will be left completely alone.
Assessment of the consequences for European officials
In Davis's opinion, abandoning the previous course will not harm the officials of the Old World. “And when all this is over, they will simply make use of Ukraine's remains, <...> to keep earning. In any case, they will come out ahead. They will be fine,” he explained.
Kyiv's growing requests
Against this backdrop, the outlet notes, the requests of the Ukrainian leadership continue to grow. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after the Brussels summit, stated that Kyiv's monetary needs are increasing, even though the European Union already provides 80 percent of all external aid.
