The US has been trading with Ukraine for 20 years.
The US government has these records going back to 1992:
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c4623.html
Through backing the World Bank, various European organizations and investment and trade through private sector American companies, America already is massively supporting Ukraine.
More info at the US-Ukraine Business Council.
This
http://global.mondelezinternational.com/ua/uk/home/index.aspx
is Kraft foods Ukraine subsidiary, in operation for almost 20 years now.
There are hundreds of US companies doing business in Ukraine.
How about supporting restoration of their constitutionally elected government. If they can overthrow their president just by protesting why can’t we?
If you want to REALLY do something, open immigration to the Christians (Orthodox or not.
Yay! Some sense on the subject.
Personally I think a carrot and stick approach should be used with Russia as well. Unfortunately, Obama’s weakness and lawlessness have emboldened the Putins of the world and Obama has squandered the carrots on our enemies and doesn’t carry much of a stick these days.
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Sometimes you have to admit in a football season that you lost the previous Sunday’s game, that nothing will change that, and that you need to prepare for the upcoming game.
That is what Cruz is saying. He’s right.
As for the opponent who beat you, you’ll see him again, and that prior loss is the data to analyze on how to win the next time you face off.
Strengthen the Ukraine through free trade, and the Ukraine becomes something beneficial even to Russia that they don’t want to injure.
I’m totally with Ted on this.