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Why US support for Ukraine must continue
The Hill ^ | 05/26/26 | Irwin Redlener

Posted on 05/26/2026 4:13:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

It has been more than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And although polls show that a majority of Americans support Ukraine, military and financial assistance to bolster its defensive and offensive capabilities have fallen dramatically.

This is in no small part due to President Trump’s and Vice President JD Vance’s open antipathy toward President Volodymyr Zelensky, which has led to the blatant slow walking of implementing support already appropriated by Congress.

As co-founder of a humanitarian organization, I have traveled frequently to Ukraine and seen the devastation caused by Russia’s relentless attacks on non-combatant civilians, including children. And I have spoken to experts in Ukraine and here who emphasized the strategic and humanitarian rationale for supporting Ukraine. It is about democracy, deterrence, America’s security and our shared humanity.

Four principles are at stake — and together they make a compelling case for sustained U.S. support.

First, Ukraine’s fight for democracy helps secure America’s democracy. Russia’s invasion was never simply a border dispute. Vladimir Putin made clear from the outset that Ukraine’s independence, democratic aspirations and westward alignment were intolerable to Moscow. This war is about crushing a sovereign democracy in Europe and replacing it with subjugation to authoritarian power.

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1 posted on 05/26/2026 4:13:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

grifters are going to grift, this conflict started in 2014 with the CIA backed color revolution under Obama via Victoria Nuland, not back in 2022


2 posted on 05/26/2026 4:16:18 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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As co-founder of a humanitarian organization....

BOOM! And there's yer answer.

3 posted on 05/26/2026 4:17:00 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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4 posted on 05/26/2026 4:18:18 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: mrmeyer

No, it if anything started in 2012 back during Obama’s hot mike incident where he assured Putin’s secretary that he’ll provide for the latter as soon as he’s gotten through the election. Let’s not forget, Obama’s shutting down of Poland’s nukes is what emboldened Putin to invade Crimea.


5 posted on 05/26/2026 4:21:55 PM PDT by otness_e
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To: MinorityRepublican

“We want money!”


6 posted on 05/26/2026 4:26:47 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: MinorityRepublican

Just NO! But when did we peasants have a say?


7 posted on 05/26/2026 4:28:09 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: MinorityRepublican

“It is about democracy, deterrence, America’s security and our shared humanity.” The US is a Constitutional Republic Zel.


8 posted on 05/26/2026 4:43:07 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: MinorityRepublican

“ Why US support for Ukraine must continue”

Screw that.


9 posted on 05/26/2026 4:43:13 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (There will be a celebration in January 2025, either with champagne or with “hardware)
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To: MinorityRepublican

How many mansions have been sold by Zelensky to help support his war?


10 posted on 05/26/2026 4:46:48 PM PDT by Mark (I enjoy checking DONORS' lists)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Irwin Redlener recommended Elian Gonzales be returned to Cuba.


11 posted on 05/26/2026 4:55:12 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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The US cabal with the C-A, featuring one H. Biden as the bagboy seems to still be operant...i dont understand what they want out of this situation. It almost seems as if they are now working for Putin. I just don’t get the point anymore, of this whole game. I still wish our president would cut them all off at the knees and get us out of this dirtpile. Who is feeding the midget now that USAID is cut off? Where is the grift coming from these days? Have we captured a cartel nobody told us about, to supply all the cash for these subtle activities?


12 posted on 05/26/2026 4:57:26 PM PDT by randomwalk (Liberalism is a psychosis...)
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To: Mariner
AI Overview

In April 2000, Dr. Irwin Redlener—a pediatrician serving as an unpaid adviser to the U.S. government—recommended that Elián González be immediately removed from his Miami relatives and reunited with his father. He concluded that the boy was in a "destructive ambiance" and experiencing severe psychological abuse. The guy is a pediatrician whose international roles put him in regular contact with the CIA.

13 posted on 05/26/2026 4:59:35 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sure, Jan.


14 posted on 05/26/2026 4:59:36 PM PDT by McGruff
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“As co-founder of a humanitarian organization, I have traveled frequently to Ukraine and seen the devastation caused by Russia’s relentless attacks on non-combatant civilians, including children…”

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Oh, so probably a USAID grifter.


15 posted on 05/26/2026 5:07:47 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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Support with more borrowings and keep raising the national debt? Have heard of any superpower in history remain superpower with excessive debt?


16 posted on 05/26/2026 5:09:25 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship. Instead of praying, I did m ore work & became more wealthy. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

No.

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17 posted on 05/26/2026 5:18:07 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: JZelle
But when did we peasants have a say?

1776.

18 posted on 05/26/2026 5:20:29 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ (( We have two options: 1. Stand up, or 2. Bend over))
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To: MinorityRepublican

What BS. Fight for democracy. How is UKR democracy. No elections. It’s a dictatorship.

Pure propaganda here.

Time to shut off the $.

Then it will end if there is no more war corruption money.


19 posted on 05/26/2026 5:25:44 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: MinorityRepublican

there’s gotta be a Red Dawn quote in here somewhere...


20 posted on 05/26/2026 5:29:39 PM PDT by Pocketdoor
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