Bloomberg: Ukraine Aid From US Won’t Be Approved for a Month, Maybe Longer
New US aid for Ukraine risks slipping to mid-December and maybe longer, casting doubt on Washington’s ability to keep up the flow of weapons that both the Biden administration and the Ukrainian government say is vital.
Ukraine’s congressional backers are engaged in a tough battle over an expansive aid package whose fate is now enmeshed in a partisan fight over border policies and torn from must-pass bills that would prompt swift action.
The soonest Congress could complete negotiations and pass new Ukraine assistance is mid-December, nearly two months after President Joe Biden first requested $61 billion for the country in its war against Russia. The US has begun restricting the flow of military assistance because of the wait, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman.
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Update: Biden signs funding bill that excludes Ukraine (RT)
WNU Editor: I still believe a US aid package to Ukraine will be approved in the coming months. But it is going to be nowhere near the $61 billion that President Biden has requested.
I would be willing to support a Ukrainian aid package of $1.00, and I have called my Congressman and discussed this with him. I believe he is "on board".
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ReplyDeleteIf zelinski and his Thug Life crew would stop selling everything they can get their hands on, in the Black market, there will plenty of cash to go around to fund the battlefield.
Advice to the Zman,
Give it a try. It is amazing what men can do when they are: fully equipped, paid on time and have plenty of food to eat. You might even start winning again.
Othere wise..... read about the AFGHAN Government experience in Afghanistan, It did not work out too well for the Afghanis either.
Simple, war is over.
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