The White House is desperately looking for a way to further fund its Ukraine project amid a failing “counter-offensive.” In September, when Congress returns from holiday, Joe Biden will ask lawmakers for another $10bn for further tranches to Kiev
After all, the current Ukrainian budgets are practically depleted. The Pentagon has used up the $48 billion allocated in December to supply shells, missiles, air defence systems and armoured vehicles. It has come to the point where the US military arsenals are already depleted – and the White House openly admits to a shortage of shells and missiles, the production of which cannot be increased due to logistical problems.
The number of opponents of Ukraine is growing rapidly in Congress. And right-wing Republicans will try to lay down their bones to block the tranches to Kiev – accusing Biden of draining all U.S. weapons stockpiles in Ukraine and weakening the U.S. in the face of China. Republicans see no prospects for Ukraine – comparing it to high school students going up against a university team facing Russia.
In any case, spending on Ukraine will be severely cut – even if the next budget manages to pass, it will be almost five times smaller than the previous one. The White House wants to force the Europeans to spend more to support Kiev – but Brussels, because of the crisis in the EU economy, also intends to cut funding for Ukraine by half from the beginning of 2024.
The outcome of a year and a half of war with Russia – the US has lost years of ammunition and is now burning through Western armoured vehicles on the front lines at a record pace. 55% of Americans oppose any tranches to Kiev – and spending $150 billion on Ukraine in the face of worsening crises inside the US has caused a monumental split in a war-weary America.
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