vThere is no military path to victory for Ukraine with Russia growing in strength, a military expert has claimed.
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis joined Patrick Christys to discuss the US’s funding for Ukraine, arguing ramped up efforts are unlikely to drive Russia out.
Joe Biden has repeatedly called on Congress to approve new funding for the war-stricken nation, warning its ability to help is “rapidly coming to an end”.
The Democrat US president is embroiled in a row with some Republicans who want tougher security measures at the US-Mexico border in exchange for additional Ukraine support.
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davies spoke to Patrick Christys
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Davis told Patrick Christys that the US’s funding has saved the country from being overwhelmed by Russia, but is unlikely to be enough to defeat Putin.
“I predict some kind of deal will be arranged at some point”, he said.
Joe Biden is embroiled in a funding row
PA“But it’s not going to be anywhere near as much President Biden is looking for , it definitely won’t be an open-ended thing.
“The writing is on the wall. You’re seeing a lot less willingness because the first $100bn didn’t change the course of the war.
“There is no military path for Ukraine to win, and people are saying ‘it’s unrealistic to think just giving them more money is going to change the outcome’.”
He spoke to Christys about the support the US has thrown behind Zelenskyy so far, warning Russia is growing stronger.
“The Russian side continues to grow and get larger”, he said.
“It shows conclusively there is no military path to victory for Ukraine.”
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Washington DC earlier in the month in a bid to shore up support.
The US has already provided more than $111bn to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion of the country more than 21 months ago, but current support is due to run out in weeks.
Biden said the US would continue to back Kyiv “as long as we can”, announcing a $200m support package earlier in the month.
He said: "But without supplemental funding, we're rapidly coming to an end of our ability to help Ukraine respond to the urgent operational demands that it has...
"[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is banking on the United States failing to deliver for Ukraine. We must prove him wrong."