"Countries in the West find it more advantageous to provide assistance to Ukraine now than in the future," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, as reported by kul.
"If support is suspended, Russia may succeed in breaking through the front line. Then, support will have to be restored because there will be a very strong public reaction in favor of supporting Ukraine," he stated.
Kuleba emphasized that the same policymakers who made the decision to suspend support for Ukraine would eventually make the decision to provide it again, but in extreme circumstances.
"Therefore, even from a purely realistic political perspective, it makes more sense to provide assistance now to avoid a crisis in the future," he said.
Commenting on the delay in providing assistance from the European Union due to Hungary's position, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that among the other 26 EU member countries, there is a clear understanding that assistance to Ukraine will be provided in one form or another, and the delay was taken (until February 1, when an extraordinary European Council summit on this issue will take place) to try to reach a consensus decision.
