What Ukraine Needs to Maintain an Advantage
AtlanticApr 14, 2022
After Senate approval a day earlier, the Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on Friday approved a nearly $1.7T government funding bill that includes an additional $45B of aid to Ukraine. The bill will now go to US Pres. Joe Biden for signing into law.
In a tweet, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Congress and the leaders of both parties for the "unwavering bipartisan support." He said it was "crucial" that the American people remain "side by side" with Ukrainians in this fight.
Making sure Ukraine continues to be well-armed is the only way to fend off Putin and Russia in this unprovoked war of aggression. The US and NATO must not simply offer up their latest and most hi-tech weapons however; combat is about supply lines, and the West must ensure basic equipment and ammunition are kept flowing as needed.
Multi-billion dollar weapons packages will make little difference in the outcome of the war. The US has been meddling in Ukraine since the end of the Cold War, and what we're witnessing is a geopolitical Ponzi scheme to benefit those aligned with the military-industrial complex. War is a lucrative racket.
There's a 56% chance that Ukraine will use American rocket systems against targets on Russian soil before July 2023, according to the Metaculus prediction community.