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Biden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You are Ukrainian then? Because I think they are the only ones who get to make that call.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The conflict is not occurring in a vacuum. They can pretend that they are the only ones who can make that decision, but without the West sending ridiculous amounts of money in arms and support, they wouldn't be in a position to make any decision. As long as they're entirely dependent on others, they can't monopolize the decision making here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

See you have an issue in that argument. Without support (as that is what I assume would be the threat here) Ukraine has very clearly stated that it would fight on. You seem to forget that the west just lost a war in Afghanistan, who had no real foreign support.

All that cutting support off would do would drag this conflict out and make it mostly partisan action.