Redigerer Krigen i Ukraina (avsnitt)

== Internasjonale reaksjoner og støtte ==

Den daværende amerikanske presidenten [[Barack Obama]] avviste å ruste opp Ukraina, med bakgrunn i at han anså Ukraina viktigere for Russland enn landet var for USA.<ref>{{Kilde artikkel|tittel=Ukraine, Russia and Nuclear weapons|publikasjon=The Economist|dato=1. oktober 2022|bind=445|hefte=9315|sider=52|sitat=All of which raises the question: would America really run such risks for the sake of Ukraine, which is not a formal military ally? Barack Obama, who as president refused to arm Ukraine, argued that Russia, in the end, cared more about Ukraine than America did, saying "we have to be very clear about what our core interests are and what we are willing to go to war for."}}</ref>