The Biden administration is sending Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s effort to defend itself from Russia’s invasion may grind to a halt without it.

The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s war effort to defend itself from Russia’s invasion may grind to a halt without it.

In a letter to House and Senate leaders and also released publicly, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young warned the U.S. will run out of funding to send weapons and assistance to Ukraine by the end of the year, saying that would “kneecap” Ukraine on the battlefield.

She added that the U.S. already has run out of money that it has used to prop up Ukraine’s economy, and “if Ukraine’s economy collapses, they will not be able to keep fighting, full stop.”

  • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.eeEnglish
    1024·
    11 months ago

    Hey I’ve got an idea, let’s drag the Ukraine war out another 2 decades and see how much death and destruction that can continue to fester.

    I’m sure it won’t lead to millions of angry, broken men who will never be able to feel integrate with society and cause a spiraling of violence and crime throughout Europe and the world reverberating for decades into the future.

    Oh, and drug use and homelessness. Almost forgot about that, silly me.

    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
      715·
      11 months ago

      Well, we could end this horror-show tomorrow by turning Moscow into a sheet of glass.

      Let’s call Vlad Puta’s bluff and see how many of his 50 year old ICBM’s even make it out of their silos, much less to a target. They are widely thought to be ill-maintained, looted by a very active military black market, and old as shit. Add to that our space and air defense spending, and I’m betting the only country that would experience any Russian radiation would be Russia.

      • avrachan@lemmings.worldEnglish
        62·
        11 months ago

        actively calling for nuclear war because you are not entertained by the ongoing war - very cool.

        • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          11 months ago

          Defending Russia because you are entertained by children, elderly and non-combatants being tortured, raped and murdered - very cool.

          • avrachan@lemmings.worldEnglish
            12·
            11 months ago

            where did I defend Russia. Also if you think Ukraine and USA don’t torture, rape and murder innocent civilians I don’t know what to tell you.

            • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              11 months ago

              And where did I mention being entertained or not by a war? Yet you pretended I was calling for an attack on Russia for my own entertainment.

              Your post history defends Putin over and over again, so you can fuck smooth off with that fake, smug conservative bullshit. I am not fooled by your insincere, bad faith troll arguments, blyat.

              • avrachan@lemmings.worldEnglish
                12·
                11 months ago

                oh I’m so sorry I tried to fool a wise intelligent person like yourself.

                I’ll go back to Russia since you have outed me so badly, also thanks for typing that Russian word - a language I obviously know.