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Ukraine's Zelensky seeks to rally Western support as attention shifts to Middle East | CNN
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/europe/ukraine-western-support-israel-gaza-intl/index.html
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As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was ushered in front of the press by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Wednesday, his smile quickly faded and his look turned somber.
It’s now several months into a slow advancing summer counteroffensive that will likely continue into the winter — a time of year Russia has tried to exploit in the past by targeting energy facilities and using the cold in an attempt to force Ukrainians into submission.
According to Ukraine’s General Staff, clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces were still ongoing on Saturday and Sunday, but the constant artillery barrages and the contrails from multiple rocket launch systems were absent.
But if Ukraine had already been left somewhat nervous by recent events in Washington — with Republicans refusing to include funding for the war-torn country in a 45-day short term spending bill to avert a government shutdown — the United States’ sudden focus on Israel has only fueled fears American aid could slow down soon.
Ukraine, however, has since clawed back some attention, reminding the world of Russia’s war crimes in places like Bucha, a town northwest of Kyiv which it occupied early in the invasion, and equating its forces’ brutality with the atrocities committed by Hamas.
That freedom may be increasingly costly for US taxpayers, especially as Israel calls on Washington for additional military support ahead of an expected ground offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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