NATO Is Helping Ukraine to Fight—but Not to Win

It’s an approach that stands in stark contrast to the administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, for which senior administration officials have outlined a dubious but detailed multistep plan to bring about a cease-fire and forge a wider regional deal in an effort to permanently change the dynamics of the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.

“There is a gaping hole between saying we want to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty and what we’re actually doing,” said Andrea Kendall-Taylor, the director of the trans-Atlantic security program at the Center for a New American Security. “Right now, it just feels like we’re all saying it but people don’t really believe it.”

The administration has faced criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill for its failure to outline a clear plan for the war in Ukraine. A multibillion-dollar national security supplemental funding bill, passed by Congress this year after significant delay, included a requirement that the administration submit a report to lawmakers within 45 days outlining its strategy for the war, including “multi-year, establish specific and achievable objectives.”

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