(FILES) Employees unload a plane carrying US military aid at Kyiv's Boryspil airport on February 5, 2022 as US soldiers also arrived in Poland today as part of NATO moves to send in extra troops over fears that Russia could invade Ukraine. Germany's Kiel research institute issues a communique on October 10, 2024, warning of the possible drop in western aid to Ukraine in light of Donald Trump's potential return to power, or a hypothetical reduction of German involvment. "As of next year Ukraine could face a critical aid deficit" states the report by the institute which tracks military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion. (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)