cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32553642
The U.S. will send Ukraine the full $6 billion in outstanding military aid before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Nov. 7.
Previously, Politico reported that U.S. President Joe Biden was rushing to deliver the remaining $6 billion by the end of his term out of fear that a Trump administration might halt weapons shipments to Ukraine.
Ukraine will receive $4 billion under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which pulls weapons from U.S. stocks, and $2 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), Singh told reporters.
Times running out. I’m sure Trump will do whatever Putin asks him to do.
Tbh, it really is a toss of the coin. With Russia solidifying their ties with North Korea and China, it kinda depends on how much of his foreign policy will be to scapegoat the east.
Trump was dependent on Russia for their ability to boost his election, now he doesn’t really have to worry about that. Just like with anything else, it depends on what Putin is able to give him vs what he can get by turning on him.
Putin doesn’t even have to ask him.
The most insane thing about Trump is how much of a weakling he is. All he had to do was demand $50 billion from the Saudis on Inauguration Day 2016 and he could have sailed along without a care. Instead he decided the smart thing to do was chisel his supporters for nickels and dimes.
Yup. There aren’t any real limits anymore either. We absolutely should expect him to lean into his new immunity, coupled with abuse of his ability to pardon.