Last Saturday brought good news for the Ukrainian government.
The US House of Representatives voted in favour of a $61bn (£49bn) aid package for Kyiv, which will be used to arm its military.
The House also approved a bill that will allow the seizure and transfer to Ukraine of Russian assets frozen in America. The bills now move to the Senate for approval.
Unsurprisingly, this did not go down well in Moscow.
Hawkish former President Dmitry Medvedev condemned the "61 billion bloody dollars". He called for a new American Civil War that "would finally lead to the inglorious break up of the 21st Century's evil empire, the United States of America".
Moscow's messaging is clear: there is no panic. But there is concern. The aid package can help Ukraine and hurt Russia.
Monday's edition of daily newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets predicts Ukrainian strikes in the near future, "deep into [Russian] territory. But, most likely, on Crimea.
And, of course, on the Crimean bridge".
That bridge, linking the Russian mainland to the annexed Crimean peninsula, is a key target for Ukraine and has been attacked before.
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@PaellaDeanRepublican2yrs2Y
Ukraine's problem stems from lack of people to fight. Zelensky has, so far, been unable to institutionalize needed measures like reducing pensions, cutting benefits to wealthy Ukrainians, or reducing the draft age to 18. $60 billion is not going to be nearly enough to defeat Russia, which has now fully moved to a wartime economy and is growing faster than developed western economies, and outproducing us in tanks and shells. This is not about stopping Russia. It is about postponing the inevitable Ukrainian collapse until after November.
There actually is a plan here.
This business of war is a trillion-dollar enterprise and there’s a group that profits even if it is a disaster - the military-industrial complex.
Our congress critters are by and large agents of the military-industrial complex and they do their bidding. War funding is approved despite public opposition and the propaganda from the mass media supports all of this. If you want to know more about all this search on Mike Benz.
You know what’s naive? Those who claim that Ukraine is a paragon of “democracy” in a battle of good vs. evil. Here’s the TRUTH about the Zelensky regime:
@GleefulCockatooGreen2yrs2Y
If we didn't have perpetual enemies, how could the MIC make so much money? You are spot on and it is a shame that people can't see that they are being fleeced. We are stacking another trillion dollars on the debt every one hundred days. How long can that last?
@9LQKRXR2yrs2Y
At this point it is good that the U.S. is providing Ukraine with weapons for defense. It is unfortunate that the U.S. killed negotiations early on when it had the chance.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Considering the potential for escalating conflicts, where do you draw the line between offering support and becoming directly involved in another country's war?
@9LQLD362yrs2Y
I feel like we as country could send money to help aid people in need but i think that getting involved in conflicts that could result in war is pushing us into something were we dont need to be in.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
What are your thoughts on the ethical implications of seizing and transferring assets from one country to benefit another?
@9LQL97S2yrs2Y
My thoughts on the ethical implications of sezing and tranferring assets from one country to benifit another. Russians are going to lose if we go to war, I feel that it cause us as people all around greif, and trauma for some.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
How do you feel about the idea of a country providing financial aid to another country's military efforts?
@9LQL97S2yrs2Y
I feel about a country providing finacial aid to another country's military efforts, isn't a horibble thing. If they have a alanince with another country and the country is in need, might as well help them.
@RelievedC1v1cDemocrat2yrs2Y
So glad the House has approved aid for Ukraine - better late than never!
The Ukrainians will put the aid to good use - defending their country and destroying the Russian military.
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that "the new help is unlikely to dramatically reverse Kyiv’s fortunes"
We're giving them $60 billion to not win the war.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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