“GOP House Intel chair says he expects Ukraine aid to pass this week”
Kyiv Post reports:
“Former US President Donald Trump signaled to his fellow Republicans that he is not opposed to approving military aid for Ukraine, but that it should “exist in the form of a loan” after months of impasse in Congress.
“We’re looking at it right now, and they’re talking about it, and we’re thinking about making it in the form of a loan instead of just a gift. We keep handing out gifts of billions and billions of dollars, and we’ll take a look at it.
“But much more importantly to me is the fact that Europe has to step up, and they have to give money. They have to equalize. If they don’t equalize I’m very upset about it, because they’re affected much more than we are,” Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, as reported by The Hill.
It should be noted that total European aid has surpassed US aid for Ukraine, though a significant gap remains between EU commitments and allocations, which would require the bloc to double its current level and pace of arms assistance to fully replace US aid (by which they probably mean equal what is actually provided), as reported by the Kiel Institute.”
Great news on Ukraine aid!
If the Europeans are true to form, as soon as the US check clears, most of the big players will welch on their commitments. Maybe deliver a quarter or a third of what they talked about...
A LOAN???? LMAO, who in the hell is going to make them pay?? These people THINK we are so stupid!! GAWD they make me SICK!!