the support for ukraine? it is a bit i tenuous, i would say. last year, you had nearly tenuous, i would say. last year, you had nearly unanimous tenuous, i would say. last year, you had nearly unanimous consent - tenuous, i would say. last year, you had nearly unanimous consent and i had nearly unanimous consent and support had nearly unanimous consent and support for had nearly unanimous consent and support for expelling had nearly unanimous consent and support for expelling russian - support for expelling russian forces, support for expelling russian forces, not support for expelling russian forces, not only support for expelling russian forces, not only from - support for expelling russian| forces, not only from crimea, support for expelling russian - forces, not only from crimea, but throughout forces, not only from crimea, but throughout the forces, not only from crimea, but throughout the entire forces, not only from crimea, but throughout the entire country. i
makes it a very, very difficult enemy to fight? makes it a very, very difficult enem to fiuht? ~ ., enemy to fight? indeed. i think one ofthe enemy to fight? indeed. i think one of the things enemy to fight? indeed. i think one of the things that enemy to fight? indeed. i think one of the things that we enemy to fight? indeed. i think one of the things that we are enemy to fight? indeed. i think one of the things that we are seeing - enemy to fight? indeed. i think one of the things that we are seeing is l of the things that we are seeing is that russia s ammunition supply may be under strain. they may have to decrease the amount of ammunition they have. however, if you are a ukrainian force on the front line in the offensive, having to bear the brunt of russia s offensive, where russia is prioritising bakhmut, prioritising ammunition to go to that fight, it will look like russia has an endless supply. the question for ukraine is whether it should stick in bakhmut, or whether
declining. we are now seeing russian tea 55 tanks, which are 1950s era tanks being brought into the fight in ukraine. the hope is that as russia s military gets worse, its equipment gets worse, that ukraine s gets better. this is where support for the united states and europe is critical. i agree with your other guest that support in the united states, i think while very strong, is no longer unanimous, that is a problem, because republicans have control of the congress, and there isn t unanimous support amongst the congress, which means allocating spending for ukraine will be difficult. ithink it spending for ukraine will be difficult. i think it means more will be asked of our european partners to spend more to support ukraine. the us i think will be able to do that. we have a lot of ways of continuing to support ukraine militarily. we have a large defence budget, but it will be pretty difficult for us. budget, but it will be pretty difficult for us. ., ,, , ., . difficult for us. th