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Without US Support, Europe's Backing of Ukraine is Just Empty Talk – What's Left for Zelensky?
Without US Support, Europe's Backing of Ukraine is Just Empty Talk – What's Left for Zelensky?
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Without US Support, Europe's Backing of Ukraine is Just Empty Talk – What's Left for Zelensky?"If you want to negotiate as an equal, then you must demonstrate... 20.05.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Without US Support, Europe's Backing of Ukraine is Just Empty Talk – What's Left for Zelensky?"If you want to negotiate as an equal, then you must demonstrate that on the battlefield," Dr. Oscar van Heerden of the University of Johannesburg pointed out to Sputnik Africa.However, Kiev is currently in its weakest position ever, and Zelensky can't afford to make "too many demands," he emphasized.The Europeans are "talking big" — but it's all talk." They cannot sustain the Ukrainian conflict without the backing of the United States, according to van Heerden.
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Without US Support, Europe's Backing of Ukraine is Just Empty Talk – What's Left for Zelensky?
"If you want to negotiate as an equal, then you must demonstrate that on the battlefield," Dr. Oscar van Heerden of the University of Johannesburg pointed out to Sputnik Africa.
However, Kiev is currently in its weakest position ever, and Zelensky can't afford to make "too many demands," he emphasized.
The Europeans are "talking big" — but it's all talk." They cannot sustain the Ukrainian conflict without the backing of the United States, according to van Heerden.
