Tatsiana Kulakevich:
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues without a clear end in sight, Ukrainians are facing a cold reality. While President Joe Biden is in close contact with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden’s support of Zelenskyy does not necessarily signal continued financial support of Ukraine by the U.S. government.
The U.S. has been the largest single donor backing Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country in February 2022. Since then, the U.S. has sent Ukraine approximately US$113 billion in a combination of cash, military supplies and machinery, as well as food and other humanitarian supplies.
Biden has asked Congress to approve another $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and other allies. About $60 billion of this would be spent on Ukraine.
While the Senate passed this foreign aid bill in February 2024, it is stalled in the House of Representatives. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has not allowed a vote on the measure.
Zelenskyy laid out the stakes for continued U.S. support on April 8, 2024, saying, “If the Congress doesn’t help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war.”
Russia has increased its bombing of Ukraine in recent months, and the battle lines between Russia and Ukraine have moved little in the past year.
It is not entirely clear when and how the House will vote on Ukraine. Still, as a scholar of Eastern Europe, I think there are a few important reasons why the U.S. is unlikely to cut funding to Ukraine.
I personally believe Zelensky has already lost this war. When the Obama administration helped to oust the leadership pf Ukraine which eventually led to Zelensky, that is where the defeat began, with Crimea. And it is mathematical. Russia has stepped up production for the war efforts and has Zelensky outnumbered, with tanks, drones, jets, missiles, vehicles, ordinance, etc. We can’t keep up with the use of 155 artillery shells. The US took shells back from South Korea, and our own training for artillery has been canceled due to the lack of shells. If we had to go to war against China over Taiwan, we’d lose.
History Legends explains the severe Ukie manpower issue. Worth watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwpiU3wt9hw
That said, more sources surfacing about Vlad’s latest offer: Surrender,soon- or else. Seems Vlad is preparing to finally take off his gloves, as we are witnessing with him “ unplugging “ Ukraine….the alternative is Unconditional Surrender.
Can’t say he hasn’t given them and the West enough “ warning”…it would be a shame he has to pull a NATO Yugoslavia on fellow Slavs.