War in Ukraine

[McDad]

I heard that in JEJ voice. (RIP)

I was hoping someone would.

Thank you.

 

[volbound1700]

So no. The $175B includes financial, humanitarian, and lethal aid. It’s in the link I put down. It doesn’t add up to $350B

Government resources place the amount of supplemental funding appropriated by Congress since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine at $174 billion

The amount between 2014 and 2022 is another $80 Billion (note the military equipment we gave them during 2014 and prior). They also received humanitarian aid from us as well around $ 100 Billion. It adds up. Trump's comments are misleading.

The posted amount is directly from AP on the $ 174 Billion since 2022.

Fact-checking Trump's claims on amount of US aid to Ukraine

President Donald Trump, as he navigates the Russia-Ukraine war, is making false claims about the amount of aid the U.S. has given to support Ukraine.

abcnews.go.com

Where did I get the $ 120 Billion number from 2014-2022. From the DOD website:

Approximately $69.2 billion in military assistance since Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014. We have now used the emergency Presidential Drawdown Authority on 55 occasions since August 2021 to provide Ukraine military assistance totaling approximately $27.688 billion from DoD stockpiles.


Again, Trumps' comments are misleading because he is throwing out numbers from over 10 years ago. However, he isn't just throwing a number out of thin air. It is also unclear if Trump is counting loans or not.

 

[LSU-SIU]

White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia

We'll see on this, but as I said last week... it might not be the end... but its the beginning of the end. Maybe the midget will really piss off the Orange man, and get sanctions himself.

Europe is just starting.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Since you deflected, open wide. Slurp slurp.

But I did not deflect…. I said your comment more closely described your old lady…. Now I’m thinking it’s more likely your old man

 

[VOLLeeann]

Trump Halts US Aid to Ukraine After Fiery Clash with Zelensky
smh

Trump halts US aid to Ukraine after fiery clash with Zelensky

"We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution," a White House official told PBS.

www.newsweek.com

 

[RavinDave]

Oops! This is similar to the Democrats and MSM teaming up to use the exact same wording for whatever nonsense they are pushing to regularly resist President Trump. "Systemic Racism" "Threat to Democracy" "Fascist" etc... It's like robots regurgitating the same exact phrases and hoping people won't notice.

So they’re taking a page from the DNC playbook. Or vice versa. Birds of a feather.

 

[RavinDave]

I question why Zelensky even met with a political party that has absolutely ZERO power currently before a meeting with the leader of the party that has ALL the power. The democrats gassed the fool up and persuaded him into going full idiot on Trump. That will never work out well for anyone when you consider the egotistical person Trump is.

By the way, anyone know what the current total this war has cost US taxpayers to this point?

Because they are still fellating him.

 

[LSU-SIU]

Trump Halts US Aid to Ukraine After Fiery Clash with Zelensky
smh

Trump halts US aid to Ukraine after fiery clash with Zelensky

"We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution," a White House official told PBS.

www.newsweek.com

End of the war. Thank you for your service.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Inside One Ukrainian Family’s Daring Escape From Russian Occupation After 2.5 Years In Captivity​

ZVYAGHEL, Ukraine — Ukrainian mom Yulia Khrapatova lived in fear for months that her quiet patriotism would be found out by Russian occupiers — and her kids ripped from her for the crime of speaking their native language.

Just three days after the Kremlin’s Feb. 24, 2022, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s troops took over the family’s southeastern Ukraine hometown of Berdiansk, where Russian soldiers attempted to re-program Khrapatova’s children, Anastasia, 14 and Kyrylo, 5, including by making them pledge their allegiance to Russia in school.

The little family held strong for more than two and a half years before finding the courage, and financial capacity, to escape their occupiers.

In September, they embarked on a nearly 2,000-mile bus and train trip around battle lines and closed checkpoints to begin anew in Zvyaghel in free western Ukraine about 450 miles away.

The Post met the Khrapatova family at Kyrylo’s new kindergarten here, where he is safe to speak Ukrainian freely and play with other children without fear of his family’s patriotism being found out.


Yulia Khrapatova with her children Anastasia, 14, and Kyrylo, 5.

Initial invasion​

As with the majority of Ukrainians, Khrapatova did not expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to follow through on rumors he would order his troops to invade and take over Ukraine.

Exclusive | Inside one Ukrainian family’s daring escape from Russian occupation after 2.5 years in captivity

Ukrainian mom Yulia Khrapatova lived in fear for months that her quiet patriotism would be found out by Russian occupiers — and her kids ripped from her for the crime of speaking their native langu…

nypost.com

 

[C-south]

Trump administration has just announced it is suspending all military aid to Ukraine.

Well done Mr. Putin. Well done. Your proxy has done your bidding. Wonder what it cost.

Hopefully doge can send him a $5k check for saving us another $100 billion.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

When was the last time they launched a rocket into space?

They launched a Soyuz back in September to the ISS with 2 cosmanauts & American astronaut Donald Pettit.