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Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

On February 24 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. The invasion caused Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II, with around 7.1 million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of the population displaced. It has also caused global food shortages. From February 2022 – September 2022 the U.S. government approved approximately $50 billion in economic and military aid for Ukraine. The funding is earmarked for training, equipment, weapons and other support—such as salaries and stipends—for Ukraine’s military and security forces and budgetary support for Ukrainian government operations.

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 @9ZV9TTP from California  answered…6mos6MO

We should use the leverage at our disposal to bring Ukraine to the negotiation table and accept a settlement deal. The powers-that-be should have used this as an opportunity to institute a NATO-neutrality for ICC deal re: seizure of sovereign land by foreign entity deal.

 @9W6SNKKDemocrat from California  answered…7mos7MO

US involvement should rely on a very sought out budget to help defend enemies, but should limit their involvement in foreign affairs due to nationwide inflation & international debt.

 @9T8FBJN from California  answered…8mos8MO

We shouldn't be involved with international conflicts but due to Ukraine being apart of NATO we're required to support them.

 @9PBDYVJ from California  answered…11mos11MO

Only with proper documentation and audit oversight of spending. Clear acheiveable military goals need to be set

 @chuck67322Independent from California  answered…2yrs2Y

No, and fund Russia to destroy Ukraine

 @9D8V3VM from California  answered…2yrs2Y

only if we maintain influence over the use

 @95BV9VJ from California  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but I think we have to. I hope it doesn’t turn into a decades long war of attrition

 @9BHYF3B from California  answered…2yrs2Y

only ,if we get proper payment

 @98BD2RY from California  answered…2yrs2Y

yes, if they pay us back 1.5x

 @988SNZLGreen from California  answered…2yrs2Y

Humanitarian aid yes, but not untraceable weapons.

 @9863P3Z from California  answered…2yrs2Y

Only if we've tried negotiating with Putin first, and that failed.

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Hegseth Out, DeSantis In? Trump Rethinks Defense Pick

President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth, his pick to run the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the discussions, amid Republican senators’ concerns over mounting allegations about the former Fox News host’s personal life.Picking DeSantis, a 2024 GOP primary rival for the presidency, would amount to a stunning turn for Trump. But he would also find in the governor a well-known conservative with a service record who shares Trump’s—and Hegseth’s—view on culling what they see as “woke” policies in the military.Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth might not survive further scrutiny, according to people close to the president-elect’s team, which considers the next 48 hours to be crucial to his fate.DeSantis, who served as a Navy lawyer in Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, was on an earlier list of potential defense-secretary candidates that transition officials presented to the president. Trump ultimately went with Hegseth. But as Hegseth’s nomination has faltered, that list has been revived and DeSantis is again among the choices Trump is considering, the people said.The discussions are in their early stages, one of the people said, adding that Trump has floated DeSantis’s name in casual conversations with guests at Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club.Trump could decide not to choose DeSantis and select another replacement, if Hegseth’s nomination falls apart, the people said. Another potential defense-secretary candidate who has been discussed by Trump allies, according to people familiar with the matter, is Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official and ally of Vice President-elect JD Vance. Trump is also considering Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) for the job, some of the people said.DeSantis was once seen as an acolyte of Trump but his decision to challenge the former president in the 2024 GOP primary began a conflict between them, with Trump casting DeSantis as disloyal. Trump easily prevailed in the primary and friends of the two have worked to repair the relationship.

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