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Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill

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Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill - Lemmy.World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months. The House swiftly approved [https://www.euronews.com/2024/04/20/us-set-to-vote-for-foreign-aid-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan#:~:text=The%20large%20aid%20package%20for,Ake%2FCopyright%202022%20The%20AP.] roughly €89 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. With an overwhelming vote, €57 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in a matter of minutes, a strong showing as American lawmakers race to deliver a fresh round of US support to the war-torn ally. Many Democrats cheered on the House floor and waved blue-and-yellow flags of Ukraine.

Show threadTransporter Room 3Apr 21, 2024

It’s bullshit that they’re being thanked for table scraps that the children had to slap fight over how many scraps are allowed…

Of course anything other than 100% gratitude would be touted by the shittier child for the rest of their life regardless of whether the scraps ended off starvation or not.

My metaphor got a little weird but what the fuck.

Show threadTheMusicalFruit
How much money do you think Ukraine is entitled? After this influx of “scraps”, the USA has contributed more in total dollars than the rest of the world combined. Here is a good source, keep in mind this data is from February and doesn’t include the latest funding: cfr.org/…/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-a…
How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.

Six charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.

Council on Foreign Relations
Apr 21, 2024 at 1:54pmWeb
Show threadZoboomafooApr 21, 2024
All of it. I want the AFU to have so much US-supplied ordinance that it makes Helldivers look prophetic
Show threadkhannieApr 21, 2024

This is incorrect.

Here’s another link that doesn’t include billions more from other EU countries since January.

Also European money is overwhelmingly being sent as cash. US aid is overwhelmingly spent inside the US.

Total bilateral aid to Ukraine by donor & type 2024 | Statista

How much has each country given to Ukraine? The U.S. provided the highest bilateral aid to Ukraine as of June 2024, at over 67 billion euros.

Statista
Show threadTheMusicalFruitApr 21, 2024
This graph is only good through February as well and doesn’t include the latest aide packages from the US and EU. I found that the EU added another 50 billion euros in feb and the US another 57 just now. So I’ll adjust my statement, the US has given as much as the EU. The spirit of my original comment still remains. Why all the hate on here for a very generous aide package?
Show threadkhannieApr 22, 2024
No hate here. I’m delighted it’s coming. I think there’s a lot of frustration with the lives and ground lost over political wrangling.
Show threadrusticusApr 21, 2024
You’re right. Block all the funding. Wait, what will you do when China goes after Taiwan? And Russia goes after Poland and Scandinavia? There is historical precedent for your type of lunacy. Hitler was just going to stop with Poland, right?
Show threadTheMusicalFruitApr 21, 2024
You’re jumping to conclusions, I actually support the aide packages. What I don’t support is an attitude of entitlement and calling what is a very generous aide package “scraps.” Yes it came later than what would be ideal, but it came and will help.
Show threadbtaf45Apr 22, 2024
We literally spent many trillions of dollars keeping the Kremlin in check during the Cold War. Helping Ukraine now is a marvelous bargain for us that will save us a far greater amount of money later.