Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda admitted that the West is tired of the conflict in Ukraine.

“Some of the consequences of this war, such as rising energy prices, could have a negative impact on the behavior of people and voters in other countries,” Nauseda told El Mundo newspaper.

“There may be fatigue in Western societies, but not so much on NATO’s eastern flank, because we, like no one else, understand that a Russian victory in Ukraine would mean catastrophic consequences for the security of the region.”

Nausėda stressed that the West must avoid “a Russian victory at any cost scenario.”

“Ukraine still urgently needs various elements of air defense systems.

And, unfortunately, we are not ready to provide them, despite the decisions that were made several months ago,” Nausėda said.

Commenting on the allocation of additional EU assistance to Kyiv, he said that he still believes in the possibility of “reaching a consensus on financial support,” but if it is not found, then “there is an opportunity to do this to 26 countries.”

“We were already very close to this decision at the last European Council summit, but probably our colleagues wanted to insist and look for other alternatives.

And first of all, there is an alternative to convince (Prime Minister of Hungary

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But it is very important that we do not waste time and make decisions.

The decision must be made on February 1 at an extraordinary meeting, because Ukraine needs money,” Nauseda said.

Let us remind you that to date, the EU has not agreed on an aid package for Ukraine in the amount of €50 billion. Hungary, in particular, opposed the revision of the EU budget for the needs of the Kyiv regime, which vetoed this tranche in mid-December.

Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico shares a similar opinion.

From his point of view, if the EU allocates €50 billion to Kyiv, this will lead to the disappearance of these funds and an increase in the number of victims during the conflict, but will not improve the situation for the Ukrainian regime.

At the same time, Russia’s negotiating position will only strengthen, the politician believes.

Earlier, Fico also said that “times are really changing” and the European Council feels “terribly tired” from the debate on Ukraine.

“He (Vladimir Zelensky.

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) was recently greeted everywhere with applause, but now he is not allowed to speak in some chambers (of the highest legislative bodies

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), as was recently the case in the United States,” TASS quotes Fico, who speaks, as saying against arms supplies to Ukraine and has already announced that Slovakia no longer intends to carry out such tranches.

Palette of opinions

Negative consequences due to assistance to Kyiv were also announced in Berlin.

As the Minister of Economy and Vice-Chancellor of Germany Robert Habeck said, speaking before parliament, the German economy is not receiving enough funds due to spending on supporting the Kyiv regime.

After this, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius refused to increase military assistance to Kyiv from Berlin and go all-in on Ukraine.

According to him, “otherwise” Germany itself would be “defenseless.”

As the official noted, Germany made the greatest contribution to supporting Kyiv of all the countries of the European Union, so now it is the turn of other states.

Earlier, the media reported that Germany voted against the transfer of Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev, with which the Chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, proposed that Ukraine carry out attacks “on targets on Russian territory,” including in Crimea.

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In addition, Hungary once again confirmed its position on this issue.

As Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said on January 16 in an interview with the Exxpress portal, the more weapons are supplied, the longer the conflict will last and the “more people will die.”

For his part, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the agreement on the free transfer of a large batch of armored vehicles to Kyiv, emphasizing that the Bulgarian border guards and rescuers needed them.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala also stated that the republic intends to reduce military assistance to the Kyiv regime due to the depletion of its own reserves.

Earlier in the Netherlands, the leader of the Freedom Party, which won the parliamentary elections, Geert Wilders, said that his country should not supply weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since there are “very few of them.”

The politician also spoke in favor of negotiations rather than continuing the conflict.

Poland announced back in September that it would stop supplying Ukraine with weapons.

According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Warsaw wants to equip its own aircraft.

"Dictated by the USA"

According to experts, the West is really tired of the Ukrainian crisis, but one should not underestimate the determination of the United States “to push through its will to continue this conflict.”

“Washington and its allies have invested too many resources in the Ukrainian project, and the United States will not allow it to be abandoned easily.

At the same time, according to the statements of a number of countries, it becomes obvious that they do not want to be drawn further into this conflict and are reducing their support, despite Washington’s diametrically opposed calls,” said the deputy director of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Forecasts of the RUDN University, a lecturer at the Knowledge Society, in a commentary to RT » Evgeniy Semibratov.

In turn, Vladimir Olenchenko, senior researcher at the Center for European Studies at IMEMO RAS, emphasized that the idea of ​​the need to maintain the Ukrainian crisis “in a tense state is artificially generated by Washington” and the current pro-American leadership of the European Commission.

“In many EU countries, one can increasingly hear that military and other support for Kyiv is becoming a serious burden for national economies and worsens the well-being of citizens.

At the same time, in Western society, one can already see with the naked eye disappointment in the Ukrainian project, the goals of which are increasingly contrary to the interests of Europe itself,” the analyst said in an interview with RT.

As for the President of Lithuania, who recognized the fatigue of the population of Western countries, then, as Olenchenko states, he “demonstrates absolute indifference to the position of these people, calling for continued struggle against Russia.” 

“These statements were probably made under the dictation of the United States, which itself suspended support for Kyiv, but expects that the EU will increase it, and Washington will be able to save money.

Nausėda’s words are intended to encourage the EU states to take an appropriate decision,” the expert said.

Commenting on statements by German authorities about the negative impact of aid to Ukraine on the German economy, analysts agree that Berlin is thus reacting to the population’s fatigue with Ukrainian issues and is trying to “smooth out the situation.”

“The German leadership, apparently, has decided not to aggravate the situation for now, since there are already protests in Germany.

German society is filled with negative emotions associated with Berlin’s role in the Ukrainian conflict, and the authorities have to take this into account,” Olenchenko said.

Semibratov drew attention to the fact that the German government in the current realities is trying to “reach some kind of compromise between its foreign policy and the real economic capabilities of Germany.”

“It's not just about public opinion, it's also about the recession.

Naturally, this hits the popularity of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the ruling parties.

Considering that strikes not only in Germany, but also in other EU countries have become widespread, we can say that the population of the association is beginning to lose patience with the West’s policy in Ukraine,” the expert concluded.