Posted on 12/11/2022 10:47:35 PM PST by RandFan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday thanked President Biden for “unprecedented” support the U.S. has provided as the country’s fight against Russia enters the rough winter months.
“I had a phone call with U.S. President Joseph Biden and thanked for the unprecedented defense and financial assistance that the U.S. provides to Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a post on his Telegram account.
“This not only helps succeed on the battlefield, but also maintains the stability of the Ukrainian economy.”
The Ukrainian president also thanked the U.S. for aid to restore Ukraine’s battered energy system and “emphasized the importance” of shoring up Ukrainian air defense.
A readout of the call from the White House said Biden affirmed the U.S. is prioritizing support for the air defense and highlighted the latest $275 million in weapons, ammunition and other equipment the Pentagon has announced for Ukraine.
Biden also reportedly drew attention to the $53 billion investment to support Ukraine’s energy system as Russia targets the country’s power grid.
The U.S. has now sent nearly $20 billion to aid Ukraine since the start of the war in February.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
“The U.S. has now sent nearly $20 billion to aid Ukraine since the start of the war in February.”
When you know people have no clue what they are writing about......WTG The sHill.
“U.S. aid to Ukraine totals $68 billion, and the White House has just asked Congress for another $37.7 billion.”
‘Aid to Ukraine Explained in Six Charts’
https://www.csis.org/analysis/aid-ukraine-explained-six-charts
“Unprecedented” money laundering.
Trump needs to step forward as the candidate of peace. He’s the only major GOP calling for negotiations to end a war that’s burning tax dollars and that genuinely threatens to potentially go NUCLEAR.
Most of the GOP Congress and potential presidential candidates are owned by the military industrial complex, the Bolton-Cheney warmongering wing. Trump isn’t. This is the ONE issue where he could immediately distinguish himself from Desantis and all the others
This is what he should be tweeting about , and give a pause to election gripes. Voters favor an America First peace, and he can get renominated and re-elected on that issue alone
Yes. The sHill’s numbers are way off.
Unless all the money hasn’t been “spent” or is in the pipeline?
Article also says Biden lost his temper in a previous call demanding Z man was more grateful.
“Article also says Biden lost his temper in a previous call demanding Z man was more grateful.”
Yeah, he did. Was kind of hilarious when I posted it up in a number of past Ukraine threads.
One dirtbag to another......
The longer the war drags on, the greater the profits for arms merchants.
It’s easy to work with our doofus president when you have documentation of his criminal conduct that could send him and his son Hunter to prison for the rest of their un-natural lives.
So what if he gives Ukraine $20 billion - its only taxpayer money and he will still get his 10% kickback under the table.
sure...i’ll kiss your ..... for a few bucks.
Especially the one that Biden just released, The Merchant Of Death!
Zelensky told Biden he just opened another offshore
bank account named “ US taxpayers are suckers.”
They both had a friendly laugh over that.
GIBS-ME-DAT ‘nother $275 million.
10% of $68 billion is $6.8 billion. But maybe the 10% rule doesn’t apply when blackmail is involved.
“10% of $68 billion is $6.8 billion. But maybe the 10% rule doesn’t apply when blackmail is involved.”
I have no idea on that, Sir. ;-)
We indeed blowing a lot of money to a blackhole House of Cards that could better be used in our own country, for sure.
Biden told Zelensky he’ll be getting $150 billion more......
spending money for Ukranians so they can go to the movies, buy new clothes and eat out.
US sent $275 million in weapons.
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $275 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's twenty-seventh drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
Capabilities in this package include:
• Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
• 80,000 155mm artillery rounds;
• Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems equipment;
• Counter air defense capability;
• High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) Ambulances and medical equipment;
• Approximately 150 generators;
• Field equipment.
that is a fact
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