American diplomat John Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and now director of the Eurasia Center at the U.S. Atlantic Council, stated this on Espreso TV."My view is that it is critical for the United States to support Ukraine so that Putin fails in his war of aggression. I believe President Trump is beginning to understand this, although he is approaching it from a different perspective. Some people in his administration do not grasp the importance of what I just said, while others understand it completely. Still, the policies we have seen over the past six weeks make it clear that Trump is moving in the right direction," Herbst explained.He also emphasized that, amid threats from Russia, Europeans are increasing their support for Ukraine, with Slovakia and Hungary remaining exceptions."In Europe, with the exception of the Eastern NATO members such as the Baltic States, Poland, Romania, and Czechia, there was initially little understanding of how dangerous Putin’s war in Ukraine was for NATO and for Europe as a whole. Now, other countries are also starting to recognize this, and that is a positive development. People in EU countries, with some exceptions in the western part of the union and of course the exceptions of Slovakia and Hungary, now understand the stakes. That is why many of them have stepped up their support as American aid to Ukraine has declined," he added.On August 4, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that the United States and NATO are launching a new joint mechanism to support Ukraine, designed to facilitate the swift weapons delivery.On August 5, it was announced that Sweden, Denmark, and Norway will allocate $486 million (5 billion Norwegian kroner) to purchase American weapons for Ukraine under a NATO initiative.