“The U.S. administration froze $130 million in military aid allocated to Egypt due to Cairo’s non-compliance with the human rights conditions set by the U.S. State Department. Therefore, there are pressure tools that the US administration can use.”

“In this war, Egypt is not—and does not want to become—part of the robust Western defense of Ukraine. Biden’s call to defend the larger cause of democracy has zero resonance for President al-Sissi.”