Comments by "Bob Smith" (@BobSmith-k2q) on "Can Ukraine Outlast Putin's Protracted War as NATO Attention Fades?" video.

  1. I can't speak to NATO generally but US attention and support is certainly fading.
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  2. Sure it will. I don't know about Europe but attention and support in the US is steadily declining. If Trump wins in November, US military aid to Ukraine will stop in January. If Harris wins, she will have difficulty getting a significant US aid package through Congress.
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  3.  @bg1616  Why do you think that isn't true? Are you from the US?
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  4. I think Russia would agree to a ceasefire that recognizes the facts on the ground and denies future membership in NATO to Ukraine.
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  5. That will not happen. Please try to exist in the real world.
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  6. Russia will not accept Ukrainian membership in NATO. Russia will not pay reparations to Ukraine. I support Ukraine but let's be real.
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  7. You are correct.
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  8. I don't know about Europe but US attention and support are certainly waning.
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  9.  @OliverBootle1  I've attached a poll summary below but I'm not sure how helpful that it is. This past year, I've seen far more coverage of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Since almost half of the US electorate supports Trump, at least that many are at least okay with eliminating military aid to Ukraine. "In March 2022, shortly after the invasion, about four-in-ten Americans said the U.S. was not providing enough support to Ukraine (42%). This share has since decreased by nearly 20 percentage points. Meanwhile, the share of those saying that the U.S. is providing too much support to Ukraine has grown from 7% in March 2022 to 31% in April 2024." (Pew Research)
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  10.  @OliverBootle1  Yes, but even with near unanimous support from the Dems, recall how tough it was to get a major aid package through Congress earlier this year. Even if Harris wins, we're looking at an uphill climb in 2025. The Senate will probably be controlled by Republicans and I don't know who the new majority leader will be.
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  11. Then the war will not end.
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