Unease in Ukraine as Western unity falters.

Unease in Ukraine as Western unity falters
As the second year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine comes to an end, Kyiv has been left feeling let down and abandoned. Over the course of the war, Ukraine's allies have promised to see them through the war. They have made numerous assurances that they'll keep supporting and arming Kyiv until Putin withdraws his forces from Ukraine, and for the past 22 months, they've been united in that course until now.
 
The war in Gaza has no doubt taken away attention from the war in Ukraine, and it has left Kyiv feeling uneasy, not just because of the attention but because the war has also diverted resources meant for Ukraine to Israel.
 
Kyiv's allies promised to make sure Ukraine outlasts Putin, and they've pumped over $100 billion in both financial, humanitarian, and military aid to keep the country going, but even they know that wouldn't be enough to completely push out the Russians. The Russians have moved their economy to a war footing, and the West is yet to do so and might never do so.
 
Russia has ramped up production of ammunition, coupled with the supplies western intelligence says North Korea has supplied, but Kyiv's allies are beginning to waver in their assurances. Firstly, multiple EU and NATO member states have begun blocking much-needed aid to the nation. The newly sworn-in Slovakian Prime Minister, Robert Fico, who campaigned on the back of ending the supply of state-owned weapons to Ukraine, has already started that. Another pro-Russian NATO leader, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, vetoed legislation that would've provided Kyiv with 100 old BTR-60 armored personnel carriers.
 
These signs are causing concerns in Kyiv as it seeks to ramp up pressure and prepare for winter. Poland, which has been one of Kyiv's staunchest allies, has seen protests on the border by truck drivers complaining about unfair advantages given to their Ukrainian counterparts and has blocked multiple border entry points, hindering much-needed aid to the war-torn nation.
 
All these are making Ukraine's effort to stay in the war much more difficult, but what concerns Kyiv the most is the fact that the US Congress failed to pass a funding bill that would've given the US government $60b to support Kyiv in military hardware. The legislation was opposed by Republicans, who are using the opportunity to pressure the Biden administration to do more about the southern border.
 
The failed move sent some Russian commentators into a celebratory mood, and even though they've yet to comment, the Kremlin will be thrilled. They know Ukraine wouldn't have lasted this long if the US hadn't supplied as much as they have, and they know it's just a matter of time before Kyiv folds and begins to look for a political solution that'll favour the Russians if Washington stops funding Kyiv.
 
President Biden warned before the vote that "history’s going to judge harshly those who turn their back on freedom’s cause," but it didn't stop the bill from failing. The newly appointed British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, has also appealed to Congress not to let Ukraine down. This falter in unity amongst NATO countries is what Putin predicted and is getting; the West is struggling to keep up, and war fatigue has set in. This is in part due to the failed Kyiv offensive, which has so far yielded little, even though their efforts to push back the Russian Navy in the Black Sea proved successful.