The newly elected US President Donald Trump has decided on a candidate for the post of national security advisor. He became Congressman Mike Voltz, a representative of Florida, who is known for his open support for Trump and criticism of the policy of the current President Joe Biden. However, his position on assistance to Ukraine has changed in recent years, which raises certain issues regarding the future foreign policy of the United States.
Mike Volz has been working at the US House of Representatives for several years, where he has been a member of China's working group responsible for competition with this country. Throughout his career, he actively supported Donald Trump and criticized Biden's administration, in particular for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in 2021.
Especially the Volz was marked by the support of Trump for the force of NATO allies to spend more money on defense, although he did not advocate for the withdrawal of the United States from the Alliance. However, regarding Ukraine, his views were evolution.
In 2022, the Voltus advocated the provision of more weapons to Ukraine in the context of war with Russia. However, in 2023 he changed his rhetoric. In the article for Fox News, he stated that "the era of empty checks for Ukraine from Congress ended" and urged Europe to take more responsibility for collective defense.
“To stop Russia before it gets NATO and therefore the United States into war is the right step. But the burden cannot continue to lie exclusively on the shoulders of the American people, especially while Western Europe suits, ”he said. This testifies to the more skeptical position of Volz on the long -term US support of Ukraine.
Last month, expressing his views on the further strategy of the United States, Mike Volz stated the need to revise the goals of the United States in Ukraine, offering to switch attention to the Pacific region, where competition with China is increasingly urgent. In particular, he supported the idea of Donald Trump to negotiate between Ukraine and Russia, calling this step "quite reasonable." If Russia refuses such negotiations, the Volz believes that the US can use "levers of influence", in particular to remove restrictions on the supply of long -range weapons.
The appointment of the Volts by the national security advisor may indicate a change in the US foreign policy, especially in Ukraine. His skeptical position on the boundless support of Kiev, as well as the emphasis on the Pacific region, can change America's strategy in the future.
It also raises the question of possible changes in the support of Ukraine against the background of permanent Russian aggression. The United States remains an important ally of Kyiv, but the issue of balance between Europe and America in accordance with Ukraine's stability in Ukraine may be one of the main debates on American foreign policy.
