Ukrainian forces would have to cede further territory to Russia if US military aid does not arrive soon, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned, in his latest appeal to Congress to pass a multibillion-dollar package.
President Joe Biden’s administration is struggling to push a $95 billion international aid package – which includes $60 billion for Ukraine – through the House of Representatives more than month since it was passed in the Senate.
Zelensky warned that the lack of aid was urgent, and could endanger Ukraine’s major cities.
“If there is no US support, it means that we have no air defense, no Patriot missiles, no jammers for electronic warfare, no 155-millimeter artillery rounds,” he told The Washington Post during a recent interview published Friday. “It means we will go back, retreat, step by step, in small steps.”
Yet we can give Israel more bombs no problem
USARussia first!MRGA, fuck yeah
Don’t pretend Biden isn’t an unabashed Zionist and didn’t go around congress to send Israel weapons
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Enjoy Biden
Who is blocking support for Ukraine?
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It’s not BidenSo what do you think Trump would do?
Extort Ukraine… again.
US: “Stop blowing up Russian oil refineries.”
Ukraine: “Then fucking help us, for christ sake!”
They never asked them to stop destroying refineries.
First of all, paywall. Second of all, IIRC “anonymous sources say” and US said they never asked them to not target oil infrastructure.
Losing this war is going to get us into a world war.
Everyone knows this. The people who are preventing aid have already chosen their side
Literally siding with Russia against the American people… After all those wars against communism, this is where we wound up.
But Russia isn’t communist so that’s kind of irrelevant. Modern Russia is just a very conservative corrupt dictatorship, just like what Republicans want.
While we continue to give arms to a country committing genocide. Welcome to AIPAC power over US citizens
The official sponsor of this election is Russia.
Republicans serve their master well.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ukrainian forces would have to cede further territory to Russia if US military aid does not arrive soon, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned, in his latest appeal to Congress to pass a multibillion-dollar package.
“If there is no US support, it means that we have no air defense, no Patriot missiles, no jammers for electronic warfare, no 155-millimeter artillery rounds,” he told The Washington Post during a recent interview published Friday.
Much of Ukraine’s east has been under Russian military control since Moscow launched its invasion more than two years ago.
While its strategic significance is limited, the loss of Avdiivka - taken together with Moscow’s capture of the town of Bakhmut last year - indicates how the war appears to have turned in Russia’s favor.
This came after Putin secured an unsurprising victory in a widely discredited presidential election earlier this month.
“If the front remains stable, Ukraine can arm and train new brigades in the rear to conduct a new counteroffensive later this year,” he said.
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The western ‘aid’ is restricted to holding the line, not counterattack, right? How does it serve Ukraine’s interests moving forward? Establish a head to support efforts to advance into Russian territory?
Wdym the Western aid is restricted from counterattacking? Nothing about that is true, U.S. aid is being held up solely by the Republicans, and European aid is continuing mostly as normal. None of Ukraine’s counteroffensives have ever led to a decrease in aid, only an increase.
In Germany, whenever the discussion about wether to deliver a specific weapon system or not extends to a “new” weapon system, this usually is an argument against. Hurr durr, it could be used to poke too deep into Russian-held territory, or beware, even strike native Russian soil. Russia might not like that and pull Germany into the war or throw a nuke or whatnot.
What line are you talking about? The Russian army is in ukrainian territory and needs to be kicked out, no one is talking about invading Russia.
No argument about that. But Russia (not me) still believes crimea is their territory. What I meant above is that I was under the impression that the western aid is provided under tha agreement that it will not be used on russian territories. Even if all the western countries believes Crimea belongs to Ukraine, the Russians may take it differently, causing some difficulties. I believe Russia should gtfo, willingly or by force.
I seem to remember sth like that was said at the beginning of the war.
Now France is talking about putting boots on the ground, multiple attacks on Crimean infrastructure already happened and Europe is getting more worried about the getting attacked as well if Putin gets his way.
I doubt anyone cares about it anymore and Putin can punch sand.
Kill the beast while it’s weak.
Afaik: thats why they are using ukranian made drones to attack the refineries.
Typically the rules have been that they can use the weapons on occupied Ukrainian lands, but not pre-2014 Russian territory.
They can use the aid to take back what has been stolen but can’t use missiles to bomb Moscow for added pressure to stop the war.
Yes, that’s my understanding too. Thanks for adding the details.
The strategy until recently was more about the steady attrition of Russian HR and equipment, which is a long term game, but needs the proper funding, otherwise Ukraine would have to give up positions.
