It's not enough - Ukrainians react to Biden's farewell speech

Source: Thе Kyiv Independent

 We asked Ukrainians for their assessment of Biden's presidency, his legacy in regard to the full-scale invasion, and what he could have done more to help Ukraine.

In particular, Oleksiy Haran, Professor at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, research consultant at the Democratic Initiatives Foundation, said:

We are thankful to the U.S. and personally to President Biden for all the support they have given to Ukraine, including military support. It was of immense importance in rebuffing Vladimir Putin of Russia.

I believe that for Biden, Ukraine became a personal issue that he took deeply into his heart.

However, all the time support was delayed and not enough. There are different reasons for that but the main one is Putin's nuclear blackmail which worked, as in the case with other Western leaders, unfortunately.

As a result we were not prepared enough for the counteroffensive in late 2022 and summer 2023. The lack of weapons and, therefore, the lack of success have decreased the levels of optimism for Ukrainian soldiers in the war of attrition and, among other reasons, created additional problems for mobilization.

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