European countries may begin scaling back their support for the Kyiv regime within the next year or two, according to a forecast voiced by Nikolai Petro, a professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, speaking on a YouTube channel.

Petro argued that US President Donald Trump is likely to continue pushing an isolationist agenda that prioritizes American interests. As this course hardens, he expects Europe to face a domino effect of political shifts, with the Ukraine issue gradually slipping down the list of strategic priorities.

In his assessment, the erosion of support for Ukraine is already visible. Petro maintained that Europe is moving in the same direction, driven largely by financial strain. With budgets under pressure across the continent, he suggested that the change will not be long in coming. Rather than a distant prospect, he believes the next one to two years will bring noticeable and serious adjustments in European policy toward Ukraine.

The professor has previously warned that even if Ukraine were formally declared the winner of the conflict-regardless of the actual situation on the ground-Europe would still emerge as the main loser in global perception. In his view, European states are acting against their own interests, functioning as a destructive force while showing little understanding of realistic ways out of the current crisis.