Biden wants Russia’s defeat, but fears Ukraine’s victory – former US President’s adviser

US President Joe Biden wants Russia to lose, but fears that Ukraine will win this war. John Bolton, former national security adviser to the President of the United States (2018-2019), wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal yesterday, March 15.

“Biden seems to want Russia to ‘lose’ but fears that Ukraine will actually ‘win’,” he said.

According to Bolton, if the American leader believes in the official position of the United States – “to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” – he must confirm this and develop a plan for it. If not, he should say so.

He also expressed the view that the White House’s policy was to support Ukraine’s defense, but that this was not enough to be “overly effective”. As the former adviser pointed out, US critical munitions are running out and current supply capabilities are insufficient. He added that the shortage of supplies supports isolationists, who do not want to give aid to Kiev in the first place.

Meanwhile, last week, United States President Joe Biden told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the White House that Washington has no desire to fix oil sanctions on the Russian Federation. According to US officials, the US is experimenting with it. Not to take steps that threaten the supply of Russian oil, because this may cause world prices to rise.

In addition, Congress and the administration of US President Joe Biden are still debating whether to recognize Russian PMC Wagner as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO status).

Meanwhile, on March 12, Politico observers concluded that a year after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion, behind-the-scenes disagreements were growing between the United States and Ukraine over the objectives of the war, and potential points of tension were emerging. on how and when the conflict will end.