Ukraine Could Begin Facing Losses in Absence of Further US Aid
Unchecked Russian aggression would reverberate across the globe
Ukraine could well begin to experience devastating setbacks on the battlefield now that the US Congress is dithering over the approval of further assistance to the embattled nation.
Ukraine, within months, will mark the second anniversary of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's full-scale incursion.
However, where President Biden had been able to marshal NATO to Ukraine's side and provide vital military and other aid since the war began, with the approvals of Congress.
US lawmakers, particularly Republicans who narrowly control the House, have more recently become bogged down over the question of approving further help.
Although the United States has begun pushing NATO and other international partners to do more for Ukraine in the meantime, that country's position against Russian aggression becomes much more precarious.
“The reality is the Russians, the Iranians, the Chinese, even the North Koreans, are all providing assistance to each other for their various conflicts. So they aren’t making the same decisions that we are, and the worry in Ukraine is that an authoritarian Russia that invaded Ukraine, if Ukraine doesn’t get electronic warfare, more air capabilities, counter-battery fire, and a few other things — technology that they have asked for — that it is going to become increasingly hard for them to hold territory that they have done so far and give an advantage and the initiative to the Russians that that would have devastating implications across the globe, including to our allies in the Pacific, who are watching this closely,” said Seth Jones, an academic, political scientist and author most known for his work on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism.
The United States must continue to stand with Ukraine, according to Rep James Clyburn (D-SC), a top member of Democratic leadership in the House.
“We absolutely as a nation cannot afford not to stand up for our allies. Ukraine has been a great ally. Ukraine has tremendous support among the NATO countries. Quite frankly, I think as a future NATO member we must support them,” Clyburn said. “I think the votes are on the Republican side to do it. The fact is, this thing has got to be done without any Democratic votes. That is craziness.
“They only have a four-vote margin. If they were to do the right thing out of Thanksgiving, it would be down to three,” he added, referring to the potential expulsion of Rep George Santos (R-NY). “Let’s move forward, what’s wrong with doing things in a bipartisan way?”
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