Posted on 01/20/2024 8:51:35 AM PST by Mariner
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s top aides bluntly told lawmakers in a private meeting on Wednesday that if Congress fails to authorize additional military aid for Ukraine in the coming days, Russia could win the war in a matter of weeks — months at best, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan and the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the lawmakers that Ukraine will run out of certain air defense and artillery capabilities in the coming weeks, according to the people familiar with the meeting.
The grim assessment, which one White House official described as “incredibly stark,” was delivered as the future of Ukraine aid has never been more uncertain. It also comes as White House officials are increasingly alarmed at the prospect of Biden failing to follow through with his promise that the U.S. will be there for Kyiv “as long as it takes.”
In Wednesday’s meeting at the White House, Sullivan and Haines gave the top congressional leaders a classified time frame for when Ukraine’s key military resources will be significantly depleted, and a detailed assessment of the current dynamics on the battlefield, the two people familiar with the meeting said.
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We're there.
Sounds silly?
Trump was impeached when he started poking around in Ukraine. He was getting too close to exposing it. Hunter Biden (and Joe, the Big Guy) were paid extortion money... the Clintons, Soros, etc. etc. had their dirty little fingers in Ukraine.
How many more US politicians had “investments” in Ukraine?
When leaders subscribe to the cris-never to be wasted policy, there is no downside to bad decisions. Except for the peasants.
The Clinton Foundation is busy inking contracts to rebuild Ukraine as we speak. So are all the other Beltway sociopaths. Never let a crisis go to waste. If your receivables are a little low, create more crisis.
Incredible. How long does this guy think he can keep draining more money from the American people? Please someone “Just say NO”.
Bingo
Apparently Soros help “facilitate” the coup in 2014?
How many RINOs are involved too?
He wants his 10%. What about the suffering due to our own border invasion?
The situation has never changed from day one. This is a USA war, fought with Ukrainian bodies and infrastructure. When we stop supplying the war ends.
Deport military-aged migrants to Ukraine to fight Russians.
Yet Trump had to beg, borrow and steal 6 billion for the wall. With a Republican House.
Screw Ukraine.
Do you know about the massive and incredibly expensive military buildup Trump was doing in NATO and stationing American forces permanently closer to Russia (in Poland) to defend against Russia and that he was the one who started arming Ukraine and that he was also having American troops training in Ukraine with the Ukrainians?
Any run of the mill moron can figure out that you need to prepare to defend yourself against a potential adversary. It takes an exceptional moron to turn that policy into a 2 year proxy war. That exceptional moron is your leader. It was really bad form for you to attempt to turn this into a Trump issue. tsk tsk
Actually he lowered the amount being spent by getting Germany to spend more so that we spent an equal share.
and stationing American forces permanently closer to Russia (in Poland) to defend against Russia
True. All part of the European Defense Initiative and he reduced the cost of that by %10.
and that he was the one who started arming Ukraine and that he was also having American troops training in Ukraine with the Ukrainians?
Totally incorrect. It was started by OBAMA.
You always seem to have your facts mixed up. What sources do you get your info from ? Or is it a case of cherry picking articles and only remembering the things you agree with ?
Finding Gog
By Jack Kelley Wednesday January 8th, 2014 About 8 Minutes to Read
Actually. Trump increased spending to strengthen our defenses from Russia by the many billions of both conventional and nuclear forces.
Trump brought back V Corps and moved its European Headquarters to Poland, closer to the front.
Obama and the Democrats refused weapons to Ukraine, Trump ended that and started sending weapons along with ending INF, and of course, we did have troops training in Ukraine under Trump.
The Republicans may have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in Ukraine.
Sweet. May the end come soon.
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