Der ehemalige ukrainische Präsident sagt, die Verzögerung der Kriegshilfe durch die USA sei eine „kolossale“ Verschwendung gewesen, Putin solle noch mehr Schaden anrichten
https://apnews.com/article/viktor-yushchenko-ukraine-russia-war-857a53214e963d2c208d1b8434eafade
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That was literally the objective of the Putin caucus within the GOP of delaying the assistance.
You can thank the Russian-bought GOP for that.
“A colossal waste” best describes the Republican party of 2024.
W. Bush ignored Russia’s takeover of Georgia, and Obama handed Syria over to Russia, and ignored the annexation of Crimea.
Trump actively encouraged Russia to meddle in US politics and ignored Russia’s intentions on Ukraine while sabotaging Ukraine’s new democracy.
Biden and the rest of the West responded with half measures intended to discourage, but not defeat, Russia.
Then the Republican Congress sabotaged military aid to Ukraine allowing Russia to lick its wounds and get back in the fight, backed by its numerical advantages.
So there’s plenty of blame to go around, and it shows how effective nuclear deterrence is, and just how dangerous it is to rely on treaties and alliances. It always comes to international self-interest and geopolitics.
/Edited to give credit where due
Yeah.. Lots of people here in the US were saying that too, and not at all happy about it.
You can blame Republicans for that. They would rather risk lives, and limbs of others, to “put it to the left.” Even when the aid is eventually sent, and the results would have been safer for America. These people are not fit, or of sound mind to decide the rules we abide by.
Countries near Ukraine better wake up, Putin isn’t going to stop til somebody stops him.
We’re struggling to remain a democracy, and every day I see articles about how terrible we are for not doing more to fix a problem 5,600 miles away like it’s *our* sole responsibility.
Imagine if you saw a headline saying “Former U.S. President Says E.U. Made ‘Colossal’ Mistake By Not Doing More To Ensure Americans Receive Universal Healthcare.”
To be fair, the europeans also don‘t enough.
The GOP can‘t get bashed enough for Trumps dickriding, but the EU has to provide more.
As a german i don‘t know why we don‘t send taurus and smash that dumb Bridge.
What about Australia? Where’s their aid to Ukraine?
The GOP-driven delay in aid made a Ukraine loss more likely.
A Ukraine loss would be a huge political benefit to the GOP, since the median voter believes anything and everything that goes wrong is the sole fault of the President.
As such, the GOP would get rewarded for their harmful actions, creating a very good incentive to sabotage foreign policy in the future for Dem Presidents.
Ugh.
On a similar note, Ukraine squandering a massive American investment in its failed offensive last year didn’t help with speeding up the process this time.
Weird. It’s almost like you shouldn’t disarm yourself and then ask your allies why they aren’t rearming you faster.
It’s crazy that in 2022 Russia just rolls into a sovereign nation with the intent to annex it.
It’s also fucking crazy that 2 years later that country says “Cmon USA. Where’s the big weapons?”
Should the US be sending more? Absolutely. However Europe is the one failing Ukraine. How people get it in their heads that an issue in Eastern Europe falls on the US is wild to me.
Hopefully we can remember to use this tragic fact, this November, to get rid of a lot of the traitorous members of Congress who are on Putin’s payroll.
Of course- all in service to the failed son and his pal Putin.
We’re being bombarded by propaganda in a cyberwar that has been going on since 2016, and only a very small portion of Americans seem to be fully realize the scope of that.
Both the left and the right are overly dismissive of the idea of Russian propaganda manipulating American policy.
Yushchenko is Jerry Smith of Ukrainian presidents.
That’s just American politics. You’ll have threats of government shutdowns that can affect the pay and services for many Americans. You can assume Ukrainians will be given less priority by Congress whenever they go into their squabbles.
The EU should be able to handle this all on their own given how this is in their backyard and they have a comparable economy. They and the Ukrainians should expect more of this stuff from Washington.
Well, you got Republicans to blame, they blocked it.
Degenerate Republican scum.
Just thank the humiliation of the PutinJrtrump republican cult. They are also destroying our democracy, constitution & freedom.
Republicans on the path of destruction to own the Libs makes collateral damage around the world
Delay… more like a deliberate tactic by the anti Ukraine pro Russian Republicans. When the US has Russiaphiles who side with Putin more than their country, you know America is in the shit. McCarthy would be turning in his grave seeing Republicans embracing old ex Communist foes.
Ya, but GQP got more money from their worshippers.
Obama’s and Biden’s administrations allowed to putin and other dictators do whatever they want.
The Republicans did this so let’s vote them out.
Republicans doing Putin’s work for him.
We all know this but such is democracy – sometimes you just don’t have the votes. Hopefully the US will make up for it and give biden another term – this time with a majority in the house and senate
Mike Johnson had the votes the whole time but worried he might lose his job. Think of letting thousands of people die because you don’t want to lose your job.
Never forget, more than half of the Republican Party voted No on the Ukraine aid.
Its so obvious that the Republican Party has been bought by Putin, they are literally open about it too.
Vote them out!
We can blame the Russias for that or as we called them here in America Republicans.
While certainly not ideal, Europe collectively continues to give less than half of the US alone in military aid to Ukraine.
Let’s keep the focus on the real laggards here, Ukraine’s neighbors. France in particular has been very vocal but has barely contributed at all.
He’s only saying that because it’s true. Also, Jake “Surrender Monkey” Sullivan’s policy of no Ukraine victory is costing countless lives. Give them what they need to win!
It is what it is – all Nato Countries that didnt spend more money when the usa was not paying
Well, that’s what Republicans (and Putin) want.
Yeah. The GOP loves the taste of putins wiener.
The Putin wing of the party is still trying to stop aid to Ukraine.