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New US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly of out reach as GOP ties it to border security
AP via Yahoo ^ | December 9th, 2023 | STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO

Posted on 12/09/2023 4:38:01 PM PST by Mariner

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is deepening in Congress despite dire warnings from the White House about the consequences of inaction as Republicans insist on pairing the aid with changes to America's immigration and border policies.

After the Democratic president said this past week he was willing to “make significant compromises on the border,” Republicans quickly revived demands that they had earlier set aside, hardening their positions and attempting to shift the negotiations to the right, according to a person familiar with the talks who was not authorized to publicly discuss them and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The latest proposal, from the lead GOP negotiator, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., came during a meeting with a core group of senators before they left Washington on Thursday afternoon. It could force the White House to consider ideas that many Democrats will seriously oppose, throwing new obstacles in the difficult negotiations.

Biden is facing the prospect of a cornerstone of his foreign policy — repelling Russian President Vladimir Putin from overtaking Ukraine — crumbling as U.S. support for funding the war wanes, especially among Republicans. The White House says a failure to approve more aid by year's end could have catastrophic consequences for Ukraine and its ability to fight.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: border; foreignaid; security; ukraine; welfare
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There will be no Ukraine aid.
1 posted on 12/09/2023 4:38:01 PM PST by Mariner
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Oh no, we won’t be giving another eleven-digit sum to our great ally Ukraine?!


2 posted on 12/09/2023 4:39:41 PM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Mariner

The Ukraine money grift just isn’t as important as the illegal voter drive


3 posted on 12/09/2023 4:43:17 PM PST by gibsonguy
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GOOD! Not every war or conflict in the World belongs to the US. And Ukraine certainly doesn’t. NO MORE AMERICAN TAXPAYER MONEY TO UKRAINE!


4 posted on 12/09/2023 4:43:39 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAo p)
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To: Mariner

Biden got blamed for the disaster in Afghanistan.

The GOP will bet blamed for allowing Russia to take over Ukraine. With that, the democrats will be pointing out all through the 2024 election cycle that, it’s the republicans who are to blame for Ukraine becoming part of Russia again.

IOW, republicans will have a very poor election cycle.

Right or wrong, republicans can’t win with Ukraine being abandoned.


5 posted on 12/09/2023 4:44:55 PM PST by adorno (CCH)
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Ukes need to start building defensive lines - all the way to Kiev -


6 posted on 12/09/2023 4:45:37 PM PST by 11th_VA (<>< Good News: Barbarians at not at the gate; Bad News: They’re in the city)
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To: 11th_VA

It’s “Kyiv” now. Respect Ukraine’s pronouns.


7 posted on 12/09/2023 4:47:39 PM PST by Trump20162020
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To: adorno

I’ve supported funding for Ukraine since the beginning of the war. But OUR border is beyond, out of control. We need to secure our border before we secure other borders.


8 posted on 12/09/2023 4:47:48 PM PST by 11th_VA (<>< Good News: Barbarians at not at the gate; Bad News: They’re in the city)
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To: Mariner

The 10-year Biden/Nuland Ukraine scam may be about to end.


9 posted on 12/09/2023 4:48:13 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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“Right or wrong, republicans can’t win with Ukraine being abandoned.”

You’d like people to believe that.

But it’s bullshit.


10 posted on 12/09/2023 4:49:00 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

God willing.


11 posted on 12/09/2023 4:49:25 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: adorno

Most Americans DGAF about Ukraine. Wine moms who feel sorry for whoremonger cokehead Hunter do.


12 posted on 12/09/2023 4:50:22 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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Give at least as much support to our border. Not too difficult for the electorate to understand.
13 posted on 12/09/2023 4:51:05 PM PST by fhayek
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Okay! Who took the actual gopE senators and replaced them with philosophy changers? Come on. Fess up!


14 posted on 12/09/2023 4:51:06 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: adorno

Only seeing the downside.

Rats are now viewed as totally on the side of mass illegal immigration, even to the detriment of the world, not just the US.

There is only one ethnic group in this country even vaguely on the side of illegal immigration: hispanics themselves, because they want more of their people here to aid in the takeover and mass looting of the gringos. White people and black people are totally against it. Asians similar but of course they’re OK with more Asians.

Republicans will have resounding victories if they get the changes they are now holding out for and if they don’t, they can pummel the Rats with it for the next 11 months.


15 posted on 12/09/2023 4:52:09 PM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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So democrats do not want to protect american citizens over flushing boundless sums into the zelenski free yacht retirement package


16 posted on 12/09/2023 4:56:09 PM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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“Okay! Who took the actual gopE senators and replaced them with philosophy changers? “


I’m guessing their pollsters and focus groups.


17 posted on 12/09/2023 4:56:41 PM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Mariner

It is much more important to the Regime to get those millions of replacement people across the border than it is to aid Ukraine.


18 posted on 12/09/2023 4:57:12 PM PST by arthurus ( covfefe remig)
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To: Trump20162020

Cutting off the flow of kickbacks to Congressmen and others.


19 posted on 12/09/2023 4:58:14 PM PST by arthurus ( covfefe remil)
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The artillery shell transfer to Israel today is the precedent.

Brandon just keeps sending munitions which Ukraine “pays for” via the BNPL option.


20 posted on 12/09/2023 4:58:17 PM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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