Inflation, rising fuel prices and venomous politics at home are eroding support for the proxy conflict against Russia
pledges to support Ukraine “as long as it takes”. His administration has so far spent about $8bn on military aid alone for it. In May, Congress passed a $40bn supplemental budget—more than Mr Biden had asked for, and more than the annual defence budgets of most European allies—to assist Ukraine and deal with the global consequences of the war.to come, even Mr Biden’s closest allies are asking whether America might soon tire of the burden.
Given the country’s acute polarisation, it is perhaps no surprise that Republicans should be sceptical of a proxy war conducted by a Democratic administration. Fewer Americans overall are prepared to pay an economic price for supporting Ukraine than were at the onset of war in March. But a recent poll for the University of Maryland finds that the gap between Democrats and Republicans is widening, too.
Such boasting amounts to “wish-casting”, says Eric Edelman, a former senior Pentagon official under George W. Bush.disciples are still a minority among congressional Republicans but, he frets, could grow larger after the mid-terms. If they make up a bigger share of Republicans in the House, where spending bills originate, and particularly if they hold the balance of power, providing more aid to Ukraine will become harder.
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