Borrell said U.S. support for Ukraine is falling

The head of the EU's European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, has called on the EU countries to continue supporting Ukraine amid a likely reduction in US military aid. Borrel said this during the Congress of the European Socialists party in Malaga on Saturday, European Pravda reports

According to him, US aid to Ukraine is likely to be reduced, so EU countries should be politically prepared against this background.

We have many problems that will test the EU. First of all, Ukraine, where the prospect of defeating Russia is not instantaneous. And we, the Europeans, who have the necessary means for this, must be ready, politically speaking, to continue helping Ukraine, given that US support is likely to diminish," he said.

He called the situation in Gaza the EU's second problem.

On Tuesday, the EU is set to discuss the creation of a fund of up to 5 billion euros a year for four years as part of a wider Western security commitment to support Ukraine against a Russian invasion. However, Reuters quoted EU diplomats as saying that the European Union's plan to spend up to 20 billion euros on military aid to Ukraine is being resisted by a number of EU countries. Meanwhile, some EU members have also said that it would be difficult for them to make large long-term commitments as domestic budgets are shrinking. Politicians also pointed out that many European governments have already signed bilateral support agreements with Ukraine.