Zelensky's behavior has annoyed Washington

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: The American channel "CNBC" reported that the behavior of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has caused irritation in Washington. Zelensky angers his American supporters by ignoring their orders and making bigger demands.

 

Last month, before the NATO summit in Lithuania, Zelensky criticized the leadership of this Western military alliance and said that NATO, led by America, did not give Ukraine a timetable for membership, which is unprecedented and meaningless. An informed source told CNBC: His anger did not reflect well in Washington and the American government was very annoyed.

 

The issue drew sharp criticism from Britain, which has usually been supportive, and angered Washington to the point that it considered withdrawing its support for Ukraine's eventual NATO membership, the Washington Post reported.

 

The incident, ahead of a NATO summit, was one of several skirmishes between Washington and Kiev since the conflict in Ukraine began last year, CNBC's source said.

 

According to him, "So the United States strongly advises Ukraine to avoid certain things, but Kiev does them anyway, ignoring or not paying attention to the concerns of the United States." And then they come to the United States or Washington or the Biden administration and complain about not participating in NATO talks."

 

Pro-Ukraine military analyst Konrad Muzyka told CNBC that the Battle of Bakhmut was a major source of tension between Zelenskyi and the United States. He explained: The Americans encouraged the Ukrainians not to get involved in some battles in the way that Russia wants, because it could have long-term consequences in terms of human casualties and the cost of artillery ammunition. However, Zelensky insisted on trying to defend the city despite mounting casualties before Wagner's group announced the capture of Bakhmut in May.

 

This analyst added: The result is that they lost a lot of forces. They spent a lot of artillery ammunition that could otherwise have been used to counterattack, meaning they could not fully support their forces in the Bakhmut area.

 

When Kiev launched its counteroffensive against Russia in June, America knew that the Ukrainian military was not ready. Zelensky first emphasized that his forces will penetrate Russian lines and cut off Russian forces' access to Crimea; But as the battle began to slow down, he complained to his Western backers that they had not provided him with enough weapons and ammunition to ensure success. Zelensky told a Brazilian news channel last week: "As long as the war continues, nothing can be enough."

 

Recently, the "Financial Times" newspaper reported that the White House is trying to allocate funds for the island of Taiwan from the weapons aid to Ukraine. According to this report, the White House intends to ask the US Congress to allocate a part of the special budget for aid to Ukraine to arms aid to Taiwan.

 

In recent months, despite the statements of President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials about counter-attacks against Russia, according to their Western allies, these attacks are being carried out very slowly and with losses and casualties.

 

Frustrated by its defeats on the battlefield, Ukraine has been carrying out "terrorist attacks" against Moscow and other civilian targets in Russia, according to Russian officials.