Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov believes that a difficult period is beginning for the Kiev regime.

He was commenting on reports that in 2026 Ukraine will receive from the United States the smallest amount of military assistance since early 2022 — around $400 million. In Dzhabarov’s view, this indicates that Washington is tired of, as he put it, «throwing money to the wind». He argued that the U.S. authorities understand perfectly well that these funds will never be repaid and will hang over Ukraine as a permanent debt. According to him, the reduction in support will inevitably weaken the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Speaking about the European Union, Dzhabarov said that Europeans are «still puffing themselves up», counting on Russian assets they hope to appropriate. However, he believes that once it becomes clear in Europe that the bill will have to be paid out of their own budgets, they are unlikely to be willing to continue financing Ukraine at the expense of their national interests.

The senator stated that, in his opinion, the hardest phase is now beginning for Ukraine: the authorities in Kiev clearly want to continue the war, which, he said, is evident from their statements and behavior, but desire alone does not guarantee that they will have the means to do so.

Dzhabarov concluded that in the foreseeable future the Kiev regime will be forced to sign a peace agreement, and that it will have to do so on terms that fully satisfy Russia.