The Biden administration is considering redirecting military aid that would have gone to the now-defunct US-backed Afghan government to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Citing unnamed US and Ukrainian officials, the Journal report said Ukraine is hoping to get the equipment. The weapons package would include Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters and other military equipment.
The National Security Council has yet to approve the plan, and the report comes right after Russia submitted security proposals to the US in a bid to ease tensions over Ukraine. If the US greenlights more weapons to Ukraine as Russia is pushing for talks, it would signal to Moscow that Washington is not that serious about diplomacy.
The report said Ukraine has also been lobbying Washington to provide surface-to-air weapons, such as stinger missiles. In November, CNN reported that the US was considering new military aid to Kyiv that included stingers and other missiles.
Since 2014, the US has provided Kyiv with about $2.5 billion in military aid. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that was passed by both chambers of Congress includes $300 million that is earmarked for Ukraine.
Why not, it worked out so well for Afghanistan.
Right. So Ukraine is next, for the same ending? We have shown we know how to do that to our “friends” who rely on us.
Is this not provocation…..Biden is not in charge!
This is why I say Biden is either on board with the upcoming war between Ukraine and Russia or he is so befuddled he has zero control over his own administration. And I don’t see how even Biden could be oblivious to the effect this action would have. Therefore I conclude that he is on board with the plan to start a war between Ukraine and Russia.
We can’t make Ukraine safe from Russian invasion, but we can make Russia invade. What is best for Ukraine, among those two choices?
But what is best for the Americans who profit from foreign wars?
American politics: keep talking while you’re stabbing in the back. As long as Victoria Nuland is still in office, she will work tirelessly until she gets her war with Russia like a dog on a bone. This is the level of evil that shakes your belief in the goodness of God, if you managed to hold on to any.
Why not? Let’s empty the shelves with an end of year clearance sale. Shit ain’t killing nobody sitting on shelves.
Well said, well said…
“When the war begins, talking is insanity , Just take your weapon and kill humanity!”
— Arash Pakravesh
I love all the comments so far!!!