The Times: America is tired of the war in Ukraine

in Britain's Times newspaper

alleges that the faltering economy, the impending midterm elections to Congress, and the rising tensions with China;

Things that undermine American support for the war against Russia.

The article, written by journalist Gerard Becker, explains that the decisive military advantage of Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war in Ukraine will be the impatience, poor patience, general fatigue and indifference of his opponents.

In many ways, the article notes that the outcome of the war has always been a race between the attrition of Russian forces and the willingness of Ukraine's NATO allies to continue to supply Kyiv with materials and political support.

The courage of the military and the civilian population of Ukraine remains absolutely admirable.

The question now presented - according to the article - is whether the will to win is unequal, and whether NATO's desire to support Kyiv is limited in time, adding that the indicators are not encouraging.

Pictures of war have lost their luster

The writer drew attention to the fact that the images from Ukraine were attracting the attention of Americans and Europeans and keeping that war at the top of the public’s attention, but now, after nearly 6 months, and with abundant evidence that the war has faltered, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky - an accomplished journalist - is forced to More attractive than ever to attract the attention of the citizens of the West, who are increasingly influenced by their own hardships.

But Zelensky's methods no longer elicit only ridicule and occasional contempt.

The political winds are shifting in Washington, Baker said, as other pressing issues reduce the prominence of the war to policymakers.

The deterioration of the economy and the conflict with China

The primary concern is that the US economy is slipping into recession.

It shrank in the last three months to last June, according to new data, the second consecutive quarterly contraction, and the economic climate is rapidly deteriorating.

With inflation reaching nearly 10%, Americans' living standards are rapidly eroding.

And the voices of those who argue that America should not continue to pour vast resources into a proxy war 5,000 miles away will be louder.

There is also - the writer continues - the growing threat of direct conflict with China.

Although US President Joe Biden spoke last Tuesday for the first time in months with Chinese President Xi Jinping, tensions between the two countries have reached a new height.

Beijing has expressed its anger over a scheduled visit to Taiwan next August by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, along with a large delegation from Congress, as the communist leadership has always hated the manifestations of American support for the "rebellious" island, but, on this occasion, it raised its speech sharply, and promised "countermeasures" if the visit was carried out.

Two major disputes against America

There are growing concerns in Washington that tensions over Taiwan will escalate further and that Beijing is using the war in Ukraine to advance its increasingly "aggressive" ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region.

America no longer has the strategic capacity to deal with two major conflicts on two separate continents.

There is also, as the author says, the factor of domestic politics.

There are now only three months left until the crucial midterm elections for Congress.

The Democrats are likely to lose control, at least, of the House of Representatives.

This would affect support for the war in Ukraine in multiple ways.

And there will be more scrutiny of Biden himself, especially the shadowy activities of his son Hunter, who appears to have spent years selling his father's name for millions of dollars to companies and governments around the world, including Ukraine.