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The Biden administration announced $725 million in military aid to Ukraine, including Stinger missiles, anti-drone weapons, Himars munitions, and artillery shells.

The assistance aims to bolster Ukraine’s defenses ahead of Donald Trump’s presidency, as he has pledged to cut all aid and push for peace talks.

This package is part of a larger $7 billion effort to support Ukraine before Biden leaves office.

It includes measures like Atacms strikes into Russia and repealing restrictions on U.S. contractors repairing equipment in Ukraine.

Deliveries will be expedited through Pentagon stocks.

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Just give them some nuclear warheads lolol. Climate is already fucked, might as well.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Just think of all the US schools and hospitals we could decide not to spend this money on.

[–] phar@lemmy.ml 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ukraine is a massive supplier of grains around the world. People outside the US are humans too.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh I think it’s a good use of money. Sorry my irony is very subtle but my point is that if anyone is saying “that could have been a lot of schools and hospitals AMERICA FIRST” then my answer is that we would never have spent the money on that anyway because we suck.

[–] phar@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Very correct

[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

They don't just give them the money. It's debt..

https://tradingeconomics.com/ukraine/external-debt

America is happy to supply weapons at a cost.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Soft targets for when Putin gets here

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you legitimately believe that Russia is capable of a land invasion of the mainland USA?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago

Eventually, if unchecked. There was a whole movie about it.