Lets hope, its not just more smoke being blown up someones butt this time. They have been saying this for what… 6 months??
KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said during a trip to Kyiv on Wednesday that a major U.S. aid package that has been blocked by Republicans for months would “get to Ukraine” and vowed that Washington’s support would continue.
Vital U.S. aid for Ukraine has been stuck in Congress since late last year, piling more pressure on already outgunned Ukrainian troops fighting a better armed and larger foe two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
“From our perspective we are confident we will get this done. We will get this aid to Ukraine,” Sullivan told a joint press conference after meeting Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
**Sullivan gave no timeline for the arrival of the aid, but said there was no need to talk about a “plan B”, appearing to reject the idea the aid could be provided in the form of a loan.**
“I am confident that we will achieve plan A. We will get a strong bipartisan vote in the House for an assistance package for Ukraine, and we will get that money out the door as we should,” he said.
He said the process had “already taken too long”.
Russian troops occupy more than a sixth of Ukraine’s territory and are on the offensive again after weathering Ukraine’s counteroffensive last year.
Moscow has been inching forward in the east as Ukrainian troops face shortages of artillery rounds, manpower problems and question marks over the depth and strength of their defensive fortifications.
Yermak said they had discussed Ukraine’s current battlefield needs, the NATO military alliance’s summit in Washington in July and a peace summit in Switzerland that Kyiv wants to happen this spring.
Sooner than later.
Sure sure, lets draw some redlines first.
If you’re an American who wants your country to do more to help Ukraine, you can make a difference by pressing your government and holding demonstrations. You can also call Speaker Mike Johnson at 202-225-4000. We can coordinate over at r/ActionForUkraine. There’s also [a website](https://stopwarinukraine.com/support-ukraine-write-to-your-reps-in-congress/) to help make it clear that you support Ukraine. Feel free to spread the word as much as you can.
These competing visits from US officials, bringing nothing but empty promises and unsolicited advice must be filling the Ukes with tremendous confidence!
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds
Tap the PDA and it’s at least 4 billion until October…
Fuck Mike Johnson.
So what is the status of the Ukraine aid bill that Trump weasel Johnson is blocking?
>Sullivan clearly has profound worries about how this will all play out. Months into the counter-offensive, Ukraine has yet to reclaim much more of its territory; the Administration has been telling members of Congress that the conflict could last three to five years. A grinding war of attrition would be a disaster for both Ukraine and its allies, but a negotiated settlement does not seem possible as long as Putin remains in power. Putin, of course, has every incentive to keep fighting through next year’s U.S. election, with its possibility of a Trump return. And it’s hard to imagine Zelensky going for a deal with Putin, either, given all that Ukraine has sacrificed. ***Even a Ukrainian victory would present challenges for American foreign policy, since it would “threaten the integrity of the Russian state and the Russian regime and create instability throughout Eurasia,” as one of the former U.S. officials put it to me. Ukraine’s desire to take back occupied Crimea has been a particular concern for Sullivan,*** who has privately noted the Administration’s assessment that this scenario carries the highest risk of Putin following through on his nuclear threats. In other words, there are few good options.
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>“The reason they’ve been so hesitant about escalation is not exactly because they see Russian reprisal as a likely problem,” the former official said. “It’s not like they think, Oh, we’re going to give them atacms and then Russia is going to launch an attack against nato. It’s because they recognize that it’s not going anywhere—that they are fighting a war they ***can’t afford either to win or lose.”***
He helped to make the situation reach the point it’s now in by his “Let russia escalate first and maybe only afterwards do something about it, but always just only enough to barely let Ukriane hold on” political advice – and he has the gall to act like he gives a shit?
You’ve made the situation the way it is, man.
You ***wanted*** it.
You wanted to make sure Ukraine won’t ever be able to liberate Crimea and throttled supply thusly, when there was no political gridlock yet.
Don’t now come to those you’ve decided to leave without arms when Lend-Lease was active and pretend like you care for them
Oh, and the funniest thing?
[He specifically avoided talking about liberating occupied territories during that visit](https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/03/20/7447420/). Almost like he’s actually holding onto his opinion about how Ukrainian liberation of Crimea shouldn’t be allowed or something
WTF are all these useless people doing in Kyiv when they don’t have any power to actually deliver aid?
Good, it sounds like they’re all starting to get the message.
Deliver support for Ukraine (actually deliver not just allude to), and voters will deliver political support.
Do not do so, and voters will not. No votes, Jake Sullivan’s boss loses his job, Jake Sullivan loses his job.
What good is a bunch of fancy ideas about maintaining the balance of power in Asia or whatever, if you get fired and can’t advocate for them anymore?
Come on Jake, I can see the light bulb flickering on, let’s give ‘er some juice!
The House is working towards a Friday deadline to pass a budget bill that will continue to fund the US Govt
If that gets passed, I expect the supplemental goes next
I’d love it if he could give me some of that confidence…
In this J. Sullivan describes “a strong, by partisan” package. I say ” Too Little, Too Late!” The repugnantans in US government should always wear Ukrainian victories and defeats as their collective badge of SHAME! There is NO GOP honor here. Simply the most pathetic collective of traitors the US has EVER SEEN.
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Lets hope, its not just more smoke being blown up someones butt this time. They have been saying this for what… 6 months??
KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said during a trip to Kyiv on Wednesday that a major U.S. aid package that has been blocked by Republicans for months would “get to Ukraine” and vowed that Washington’s support would continue.
Vital U.S. aid for Ukraine has been stuck in Congress since late last year, piling more pressure on already outgunned Ukrainian troops fighting a better armed and larger foe two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
“From our perspective we are confident we will get this done. We will get this aid to Ukraine,” Sullivan told a joint press conference after meeting Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
**Sullivan gave no timeline for the arrival of the aid, but said there was no need to talk about a “plan B”, appearing to reject the idea the aid could be provided in the form of a loan.**
“I am confident that we will achieve plan A. We will get a strong bipartisan vote in the House for an assistance package for Ukraine, and we will get that money out the door as we should,” he said.
He said the process had “already taken too long”.
Russian troops occupy more than a sixth of Ukraine’s territory and are on the offensive again after weathering Ukraine’s counteroffensive last year.
Moscow has been inching forward in the east as Ukrainian troops face shortages of artillery rounds, manpower problems and question marks over the depth and strength of their defensive fortifications.
Yermak said they had discussed Ukraine’s current battlefield needs, the NATO military alliance’s summit in Washington in July and a peace summit in Switzerland that Kyiv wants to happen this spring.
Sooner than later.
Sure sure, lets draw some redlines first.
If you’re an American who wants your country to do more to help Ukraine, you can make a difference by pressing your government and holding demonstrations. You can also call Speaker Mike Johnson at 202-225-4000. We can coordinate over at r/ActionForUkraine. There’s also [a website](https://stopwarinukraine.com/support-ukraine-write-to-your-reps-in-congress/) to help make it clear that you support Ukraine. Feel free to spread the word as much as you can.
These competing visits from US officials, bringing nothing but empty promises and unsolicited advice must be filling the Ukes with tremendous confidence!
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds
Tap the PDA and it’s at least 4 billion until October…
Fuck Mike Johnson.
So what is the status of the Ukraine aid bill that Trump weasel Johnson is blocking?
Oh fucking wowzies, look who’s yapping…
Here, [from NewYorker](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/16/trial-by-combat)
>Sullivan clearly has profound worries about how this will all play out. Months into the counter-offensive, Ukraine has yet to reclaim much more of its territory; the Administration has been telling members of Congress that the conflict could last three to five years. A grinding war of attrition would be a disaster for both Ukraine and its allies, but a negotiated settlement does not seem possible as long as Putin remains in power. Putin, of course, has every incentive to keep fighting through next year’s U.S. election, with its possibility of a Trump return. And it’s hard to imagine Zelensky going for a deal with Putin, either, given all that Ukraine has sacrificed. ***Even a Ukrainian victory would present challenges for American foreign policy, since it would “threaten the integrity of the Russian state and the Russian regime and create instability throughout Eurasia,” as one of the former U.S. officials put it to me. Ukraine’s desire to take back occupied Crimea has been a particular concern for Sullivan,*** who has privately noted the Administration’s assessment that this scenario carries the highest risk of Putin following through on his nuclear threats. In other words, there are few good options.
—-
>“The reason they’ve been so hesitant about escalation is not exactly because they see Russian reprisal as a likely problem,” the former official said. “It’s not like they think, Oh, we’re going to give them atacms and then Russia is going to launch an attack against nato. It’s because they recognize that it’s not going anywhere—that they are fighting a war they ***can’t afford either to win or lose.”***
He helped to make the situation reach the point it’s now in by his “Let russia escalate first and maybe only afterwards do something about it, but always just only enough to barely let Ukriane hold on” political advice – and he has the gall to act like he gives a shit?
You’ve made the situation the way it is, man.
You ***wanted*** it.
You wanted to make sure Ukraine won’t ever be able to liberate Crimea and throttled supply thusly, when there was no political gridlock yet.
Don’t now come to those you’ve decided to leave without arms when Lend-Lease was active and pretend like you care for them
Oh, and the funniest thing?
[He specifically avoided talking about liberating occupied territories during that visit](https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/03/20/7447420/). Almost like he’s actually holding onto his opinion about how Ukrainian liberation of Crimea shouldn’t be allowed or something
WTF are all these useless people doing in Kyiv when they don’t have any power to actually deliver aid?
Good, it sounds like they’re all starting to get the message.
Deliver support for Ukraine (actually deliver not just allude to), and voters will deliver political support.
Do not do so, and voters will not. No votes, Jake Sullivan’s boss loses his job, Jake Sullivan loses his job.
What good is a bunch of fancy ideas about maintaining the balance of power in Asia or whatever, if you get fired and can’t advocate for them anymore?
Come on Jake, I can see the light bulb flickering on, let’s give ‘er some juice!
The House is working towards a Friday deadline to pass a budget bill that will continue to fund the US Govt
If that gets passed, I expect the supplemental goes next
I’d love it if he could give me some of that confidence…
In this J. Sullivan describes “a strong, by partisan” package. I say ” Too Little, Too Late!” The repugnantans in US government should always wear Ukrainian victories and defeats as their collective badge of SHAME! There is NO GOP honor here. Simply the most pathetic collective of traitors the US has EVER SEEN.