Headlines often say that Americans don’t support U.S. aid to Ukraine, but real Americans say otherwise. They have consistently affirmed that Washington should aid Kyiv in resisting Russian aggression. Congress last year acted on that wish: Republican majorities on both armed services committees authorized $400 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for each of the next two years. Appropriators fully funded that authorization for fiscal 2026 with overwhelming support.

Yet the Ukraine aid we passed months ago is now collecting dust at the Pentagon. When Senate appropriators have sought an explanation from the department’s policy shop, led by Undersecretary Elbridge Colby, they’ve been stonewalled. Our colleagues on armed services have also expressed growing frustration with the Defense Department’s inability to communicate.

  • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It’s more the fact that this is just a NATO/Western war on Russia like the war on is a war in China. Ukraine is just the new Taiwan: a puppet state, a barrier and a military base. America doesn’t just hand money out for no reason, lol, it’s never done anything for the sake of righteousness in its entire existence. 👍

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      1 day ago

      a puppet state, a barrier and a military base

      Russia has the longest border in the world. Is any state that touches that border required to be a neutral buffer state in order for Russia to feel secure? Sounds like a crock of shit to me.

      it’s never done anything for the sake of righteousness in its entire existence

      Nor has Russia. Nation-states are not morally righteous entities. They serve what they perceive to be their own interests. There have been exceptions, but they’re notable due to their scarcity.