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© Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Zelenskyy issues plea for support during Washington visit as Ukraine funding stalls in Congress
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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JJE
Don't give him one more penny.
Corruption is out of control there.
The EU, Canada, UK and others should cough up.
falseflagsteve
Me Zelensky, it’s i me for peace.
‘You cannot win this unless NATO tops come in t assist you and that could lead to WWIII.
UChosePoorly
Not your country, not your call, JJE.
bass4funk
Tell him, “sorry, but we gave all we can, no more, thanks for coming though.”
TokyoLiving
Washington is opening its eyes..
They won't waste more money in a LOST war..
Skeptical
Again we go to the Financial Review, over the acute urgancy of this funding. Who told us yesterday that Ukraine needs this foreign aid to pay for the government, public services, pensions and benefits – including 41 Billion USD in external financing next year, according to the budget that was passed by parliament last month. It is counting on 18 Billion USD from the EU, 8.5 billion USD from the US, 5.4 billion USD from the IMF, 1.5 Billion USD from other development banks, and 1 Billion from the UK. While negotiating with other partners, such as Japan and Canada. Otherwise “it may have to resort to monetary financing by the central bank, which could unleash hyperinflation and put financial stability at risk.”
The Financial Review also previewed the next round of defense spending necessity: Specifically that "the next phase of the war will be determined by Ukraine’s ability to achieve technological superiority over Russian forces through more sophisticated electronic warfare and drone capabilities."
Sounds expensive? Likely yes, it will be expensive.
https://www.afr.com/world/europe/the-west-wavers-on-ukraine-20231210-p5eqd8.
TaiwanIsNotChina
That's quite literally not true, though: our 10 year treasury bond would be back down at 1-2% if the Federal Reserve lowered its overnight interest rate. As it is, it is less than 5% which is hardly country ending.
bass4funk
And to that point that’s our money that we need to use for our nation, we have been more than gracious in giving aid to Ukraine, it’s enough.
TaiwanIsNotChina
With our national security and your party's reputation on the line, we need to use it for our ally's defense. Nothing to do with generosity.
falseflagsteve
Taiwan
My dear fellow, just check what’s happened the previous decade or decades even.
Mr Putin didn’t decide out of the flash of a pan whilst eating his cornflakes one morning. Life isn’t black and white and nor is the reason for this conflict.
TaiwanIsNotChina
My dear fellow, tanks were rolling only one direction on Feb. 24th, 2022 and that was towards Kyiv. Putin also had an obligation to be honest with his thinking rather than issuing nonsensical demands before setting his neighbor's house on fire.
bass4funk
To most Americans it is.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/04/politics/cnn-poll-ukraine/index.html
And we have given more than enough.
Which has nothing to do with Ukraine.
Yes, it does. We were generous because we felt we needed and were obligated to help Ukraine, we did that and now and that spigot needs to be turned off.
TaiwanIsNotChina
51% is within the margin of error, and this is why we have representatives: to protect us from our idiocy.
Nope. Ukraine with it's 40 million people and huge Black Sea coastline is a vital ally. Israel with its 7 million people of advantage to no one is not. Also you should be worried about your party's reputation.
The need of both US and Ukraine's national security has not gone away. Anyone that didn't understand that this wasn't a charity mission, I have serious questions about their intelligence.
stormcrow
Remember, this is the the Republican Party that Trump built you're dealing with, so everything is tit for tat or quid pro quo.
They care far too little about defending democracy or freedom against brutal dictators.
Yharnam Resident
Imagine if all that funding was invested back into the US instead, we could have amazing social programs, higher-quality education, etc. Instead it all gets sent overseas to blow stuff up. Very cool.
bass4funk
And?
Not according to the Pentagon and history
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-israel-allies-2017-2
It is, and based on the years of intel we have have been given that has been crucial to the safety of the U.S. for years
No, the most important thing is that they stay true to their promises and constituents.
Ukraine for what? This is the first time hearing this? How have they been instrumental on the war on terror? Hmmm..
Blacklabel
So who told Zelensky the bad news?
TaiwanIsNotChina
It's $100 billion. If the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill didn't turn the US into a utopia, why do you think $100 billion would?
TaiwanIsNotChina
Half of that article is all of the problems Israel causes and it leads off by telling you there are no forward deployed US troops in Israel.
They even tell you in your article that the information flows only towards the parasite state. There would be no benefit to the US of the supposedly advanced Mossad, which can't even control their own territory, if we weren't the supplier to Israel.
You know what will hurt you and your family even more than the war on terror? A conventional war you won't be able to run away from.
Blacklabel
how is that possible when our representatives exist to….represent us.
bass4funk
Which has nothing to do with you skipping over how vital of an ally Israel is.
Parasite, thanks to Israel their intel helped us locate Soleimani and take him out.
I disagree as does the Pentagon and thankfully you don’t get to make that call. Lol
No, I’m more worried about China.
Toblerone
The writing is on the wall - as if it hasnt been some time.
Stop burning money that could really do some good in home countries on this failed war. The squaudering of tax payers money is actually criminal.
Ukraine will not prevail. It was never going to prevail.
bass4funk
Sadly, I agree.
2020hindsights
Toblerone
They have to. Putin still wants to take Kharkiv and Odesa and so he won't stop any time soon. Luckily the Russian army is not that effective. But expect this war to end any time soon.
2020hindsights
*don't
Toblerone
Russia has not even committed its real troops yet. Meanwhile Ukraine is down to fielding as soldiers old men and pregnant women.
The Germans found out the hard way too.
Bob Fosse
Why would you believe this? It’s clearly not true.