Dance and Sing you whackjob!!!!!
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
The current plan is the same plan with a few tweaks that 47 tried before the AK meeting. It really the ‘How Do I Get My Best Bro Back Plan’. 47 cares not a wit about the people of Ukraine, just his schick about ‘stopping the killing’ refrain.
Details:
Stop the killing;
Get best bro back;
collect noble peace prize.
“Zelenskiy Says He Agreed to Work on US Draft Plan to End War”
Well played by Zelensky. Rope A Dope. String ‘em along.
But never commit to Yes.
USA doesn’t provide any aid to Ukraine, so Trump has little leverage. But still want USA to sell weapons to EU for Ukraine. So let Zelensky talk, talk, talk. Give DimWit hope, but never a Yes.
Maybe it's time to slip on those Clown shoes and red nose and entertain us?
Overview of US Aid to Ukraine Since 2022
Since February 24, 2022, the United States has provided extensive support to Ukraine and affected regions, making it the largest single-country donor globally. Aid has been delivered through congressional appropriations, primarily via five supplemental funding bills totaling approximately $175 billion in budget authority as of mid-2025. This includes military/security assistance (e.g., weapons, training), economic/financial support (e.g., direct budget aid, loans), humanitarian aid (e.g., food, medical supplies), and operational costs (e.g., US agency oversight).However, figures vary significantly by source and methodology:Budget authority/allocations: Often the highest (~$175–$183 billion), reflecting total congressional approvals, including funds spent in the US (e.g., replenishing stockpiles) or on regional support.
Aid directly to Ukraine: Typically lower (~$120–$135 billion committed), focusing on transfers to the Ukrainian government or forces.
Aid spent/delivered: Even lower (~$50–$85 billion), accounting for actual disbursements.
These differences arise because not all appropriated funds go directly to Ukraine—some cover US military operations in Europe, refugee support, or future commitments. Military aid dominates (70–80% of totals), with the rest split between economic, humanitarian, and other categories. Data is current as of mid- to late 2025, with a policy shift under the Trump administration emphasizing diplomacy and a temporary aid freeze in early 2025 (lifted after ceasefire talks).Total Aid Allocations by Status (February 2022–December 2024)Status
Amount (USD) Percentage of Total Notes Allocated $182.8 billion 100% Total emergency funding for Ukraine and region. Committed $140.5 billion 77% Funds pledged for specific uses. Spent $83.4 billion 46% Actual expenditures to date. Expired $2.7 billion 1%
Breakdown by Aid Type (February 2022–August 2024)Based on Kiel Institute data (government-to-government transfers), totaling ~$91 billion allocated to Ukraine's war effort.
Category Amount (USD) Percentage Key Examples Military/Security $64.8 billion 71%
Weapons (e.g., HIMARS, Javelins, Patriots), training, intelligence sharing. Includes $31.7 billion via Presidential Drawdown Authority from US stockpiles. Economic/Financial $22.9 billion 25%
Direct budget support ($32.6 billion via World Bank reimbursements/loans), governance aid. Humanitarian $2.7 billion 3%
Food, shelter, medical aid for ~6 million IDPs and 6 million refugees; demining ($91.5 million in FY2023 alone). Other (Operations) $0.6 billion 1%
US agency coordination and oversight.
Yearly Breakdown of Allocations (Fiscal Years 2022–2024)Congressional appropriations by fiscal year (October–September), totaling $113.4 billion in the first four bills (through FY2023), plus $61 billion in FY2024. Actual spending lags due to procurement and delivery timelines.
Fiscal Year Total Appropriated (USD) Military/Security (USD) Non-Military (USD) Key Notes FY2022 $66.9 billion $12.3 billion $54.6 billion Initial surge post-invasion; heavy on economic aid (88%). FY2023 $46.5 billion $38.0 billion $8.5 billion Increased military focus; $12.1 billion via Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. FY2024 $61.0 billion $49.8 billion $11.2 billion Includes $5.55 billion PDA drawdown; aid freeze March–April 2025 disrupted flows. Total (through FY2024) $174.4 billion $100.1 billion $74.3 billion Excludes minor FY2025 adjustments (~$0.8 billion expired/unspent).
Key Developments and ContextMilitary Highlights: The US has delivered over 10,000 Javelin systems, 3,000 Stinger missiles, 40+ HIMARS, and three Patriot batteries. Training has reached 20,000+ Ukrainian troops via the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine. Third-party transfers from NATO allies added ~$50 billion in equipment. Economic Support: $4.65 billion in direct loans/grants forgiven in November 2024; USAID provided $3.41 billion in late 2024 budget aid.
Humanitarian Focus: Over $3.75 billion via USAID/State for IDPs/refugees through September 2024, including aid in Ukraine, Poland, and Moldova.
Oversight and Impact: Funds boosted US defense manufacturing in 70+ cities; total aid is <1% of the US federal budget ($20.1 trillion, FY2022–2024). Corruption safeguards include end-use monitoring and inspector general reports.
2025 Updates: Aid totaled ~$130.6 billion through June 2025 (Kiel Institute). A brief freeze in March was lifted post-Jeddah talks (March 11, 2025), proposing a 30-day ceasefire. Future aid may tie to peace negotiations.
“Little resistance “ quoting RT doesn’t make you right, but your childish response shows something else😂
Trump wouldn't be drafting plans to that requires Ukraine to give away almost all of the annexed territory if the Ukrainian military wasn't on the verge of collapse.
Boy are you an idiot.
Most of that aid you are listing was sent by Biden!
Trump has allocated very little NEW aid.
Are you as stupid as you sound? Don’t answer, we all know the answer.
“we all know the answer.”
“Verge of collapse” like pokrovsk has been encircled, Russian AD is effective, and Russia hasn’t gone from exporter of weapons, ammunition, food, and fuel to importer, budget surplus to massive debt…
I will wait to see what happens rather than speculate, most who have thought they know what President Trump is doing or going to do have been wrong
Neither ignorant nor dishonest
😂
Dance and Sing you whackjob!!!!!
You consider this deal Trump is going to try to force Zelensky to accept a win for Ukraine? 😀:
Ukraine would recognize Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk to Russia ‘de facto’, battle lines in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would be frozen in place.
With regard to the Trump/Putin peace planning and the Public TV report I spoke of earlier, analysts later said they thought it was very unlikely that NATO and EU countries would back off the support they plan to provide to Ukraine. It also appears that Zelensky is moving to firm up his support to the south with Turkey.
Trump and others have 3 distinct interests to consider. The first is real estate; who will keep which land, and what future uses might be made of such land. In the past Trump has been interested in putting a hotel in Moscow. I wonder if he and his real estate buddy, Witkoff have given thought to prime coastal beach RE in Crimea. It was reported in the past that members of Trump’s family were discussing RE prospects in Turkey with Erdogan’s sons-in-law. Trump’s SIL, is currently working on a big deal in Serbia, but has also been busy in Saudi Arabia. I suspect Trump has given up on his idea of a fine beach development in Gaza, but he never stops thinking RE, and now that he has the funds for his glitter ball room in our heart of democracy the White House, he needs new RE fields to conquer.
The second important area is economic. Here the need and hope for rare earths from both Russia and Ukraine is a concern. Given his efforts to lure US companies back to our shores, and develop microelectronics production here, overseas US businesses will be a lot happier if they can get their raw materials here, and at a good price. Both countries will need a lot of rebuilding after the bombing stops, so lots of happy contractors from the US and elsewhere to appreciate these construction and furnishing opportunities that Trump’s peace would provide. Russia also stole a great deal of Ukraine’s high grade agricultural equipment so John Deere and other companies would be able to make some good sales. The RUssian thieves also grabbed all the busses, fire engines, ambulances, and other public safety and welfare supplies they could run off with. To bad Russia has even fewer factories that could supply these things, they were even stealing toilets like in 1945, and those lovely new washing machines. Too bad Putin and Dugin do not understand how important a washing machine is to any woman who has one or more babies or small children. No wonder the Russian population is shrinking so fast.
Just picture how much fun it is to hand wash dirty diapers, especially in winter. At least 77 years ago when I had to help my mother we had a primitive washing machine that swished the soap and diapers around, but then my job was to crank them thru rubber rollers to wring them out, while my mother drained the dirty water and put in fresh water twice for rinsing while I wrung them out twice more. She would hang them on the clothes line, but in winter they would be frozen stiff, and I would stack them up in a cool place where the moisture would gradually dissipate in the fresh air. We then had more clothes line to hang more laundry and eventually a pile of clean dry cloth diapers and clothes. Now that Russia has stolen most of the Washing machines, Ukraine’s women are back to that level too or worse.
The third major area that Trump must consider is military. We are building more war equipment to restore our depleted old weapons with more modern new ones. Our MIC is happy, the workers are happy, and Trump has to balance how much we will sell to NATO and EU countries, and how much we keep to replenish our supply. He is also concerned with rebuilding our naval construction facilities and production. China has been ship building extensively. However, it is quite possible that Xi is now less interested in attacking Taiwan, and looking at reoccupying lands that were once Chinese, but later taken by Russia. Anything like military weakness of Russia which takes Xi’s mind off of Taiwan is good for the US. Leaving Ukraine untethered to continue weakening Russia helps makes Chinese prospects in eastern Siberia better. China has certainly been annoyed that Russia has not been able to provide the oil and gas from Siberian petroleum development projects in the works or promised. Trump has done a fine job in persuading Saudi Arabia to increase OPEC oil production so Russia loses oil income in the world market, and we continue to have reasonable gasoline prices in the US. His plans regarding Venezuela (and oil) are definitely worth watching.
These three areas of action give Trump plenty of chances to practice The Art of the Deal. Let’s see what he does with those opportunities.
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