NI: Ukrainian authorities should stop dictating NATO requirements for the supply of weapons

Simes noted that Ukraine has the right to make its own decisions.

Nevertheless, the journalist emphasized, “he (Kyiv. -

) cannot dictate what level of support he will receive from NATO and for how long he will receive it, especially when it comes to the very existence of alliance members.”

Simes called the widely held belief that Western countries should help Ukraine as much as needed as a gross mistake.

The journalist expressed confidence that the West needs to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict through negotiations.

As The Washington Post previously reported, US leader Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that the US Congress could refuse to allocate money to Kyiv if the Ukrainian president continues to publicly complain about insufficient military assistance.

Later, Zelensky, during an appeal to PACE, said that Ukraine has only 10% of the required number of air defense systems in service.