Polish Foreign Minister discusses consequences of US aid refusal to Ukraine

In his opinion, if the US does not help, allies will be disappointed and understand that Washington may not be able to help, even if the president wants to help.

"That will have profound consequences for all of American alliances around the world. Some countries will start hedging, and others will be considering developing their own nuclear weapons programs," Sikorski said.

The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry also stated that European Union members would be able to fulfill their promise to provide Ukraine with a million artillery shells. According to him, the allies have already managed to gather about 850,000 shells.

Delay in US defense aid

On February 13, the US Senate approved a bill providing aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan totaling $95 billion. Ukraine is set to receive over $61 billion.

For the bill to take effect, it must be approved by the US House of Representatives and signed by President Joe Biden.

However, on February 16, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refused to bring the document to a vote.

Congressmen went on vacation until February 28, further delaying the provision of US aid to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Million artillery shells for Ukraine

In early May 2023, the EU Council approved a decision to assist Ukraine totaling one billion euros for joint procurement of ammunition and missiles. It was planned that by March 2024, European countries would provide Ukraine with a million artillery shells. However, EU countries were unable to meet the plan within the specified timeframe.

EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, noted that Ukraine will receive the promised million shells by the end of this year.

Additionally, from 2025, the EU plans to annually produce up to 2 million artillery ammunition for Ukraine.