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Russia invaded the Ukraine and is engaged in aggressive violence against a peaceful state. Both countries are in Europe. So we have a war inside Europe and Trump was more concerned about extorting the new leader by witholding urgent military aid. #Classy ukrinform.net/rubric-defense…
Most of this aid consists of purchases of American military and intel hardware along training and support contracts to US companies to bolster the Ukraine military. In essence it all comes back to us. defense.gov/Newsroom/News/…
The Ukraine deal is a drop in the bucket compared to other nations. Some that neither need or appropriately use our aid. Like Nigeria, Pakistan or Uganda.
Afghanistan ($4.89 billion)
Iraq ($3.36 billion)
Israel ($3.18 billion) concernusa.org/story/foreign-…
Afghanistan ($4.89 billion)
Iraq ($3.36 billion)
Israel ($3.18 billion) concernusa.org/story/foreign-…
Despite the need to stop Putin from constantly invading sovereign nations (beginning with Chechnya in 1999). A lot of this aid creates corruption and the new leader is an anti corruption reformer. This report details the some of the problems with aid. eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocum…
The President of Georgia (who was invaded by Russia) warns the world of Putin's Hitler like need to use violence and trickery to expand Russian interests. Which we now see from DRC to Syria to Libya...to America foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/15/rus…
