US announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine
US announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine
The U.S. is sending Ukraine an additional $125 million in weapons to assist in its military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons.
The U.S. is sending Ukraine an additional $125 million in weapons to assist in its military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons, the White House announced Friday.
The latest package comes as Ukraine has launched its largest ground offensive on Russian soil since the war began in February 2022. The offensive in the Kursk region has prompted Moscow to declare an emergency and send reinforcements there.
National security spokesman John Kirby said Ukraine’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in the offensive was in line with administration policies. The Biden administration has approved their use in cross-border counterstrikes against Russia but not against targets deeper inside Russia, although the specific distances are not clear.
The weapons in this latest aid package will be drawn from existing U.S. stocks and will include Stinger missiles, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) ammunition and vehicles. It brings the total amount of U.S. aid to Ukraine since 2022 to $55.6 billion.
That just seems really low to me. I know, I know, 125 million dollars is nothing to sneeze at. I'm not saying it's a pitiful amount.....
But it seems like only a year ago we were seeing headlines of us contributing BILLIONS of dollars in military support.
And even WITH that, I'm seeing Zelenskyy saying how he STILL needs ammunition.
Now, maybe whats happening here is that innitially we were sending them expensive equipment, like tanks, and planes, and rocket launchers. And maybe now those equipment still stand, but need ammunition. And ammunition, while a neverending expense, is still cheaper up front than the equipment meant to fire that ammunition.
Maybe thats whats happening, and I'm just an idiot. I'll FULLY admit to being an idiot when it comes to the finer points of international weapons distribution, and global politics in a vacume that threatens to be the wick that ignites WWIII.
I'll fully admit to maybe not understanding things in the full scale of things.
But reactionary kneejerk reactions, are are 125 million is LESS than the billions we previously were donating.
That being said, Cleveland got hit with some tornados on Tuesday, and I've been without power for a few days. So I have no salvagable food in my fridge, only beer. I tried ordering a pizza and some wings, but they wanted $70 before tip and delivery. So now I'm sitting here on Lemmy, just got power back today, 6 beers deep on an empty stomach trying to debate the global ramifications of obliterating russia.
So maybe my heads not on straight.
This is just a supplemental aid package which usually doesn't make the news. It's mainly just ammo, spare parts and a few vehicles. These updates happen frequently.
Big packages that are billions of dollars usually include many full weapon systems, lika full Patriot systems.
I suspect that a the line item for "demolition equipment and munitions" was high explosives and grenades for drone use.
Here is a rough list of this particular package:
https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Support-for-Ukraine/Timeline/
DoD has a timeline. They've alternated between billions and millions even in the beginning.
125million is like half an F350 wing.
125million is like half an F350 wing.
I read this post confused three times before I figured out you were talking about the F-35 fighter and not a Ford F350 pickup truck.
So maybe my heads not on straight.
That's what rulers in charge wants: you to not think straight. Otherwise you will realize that sending billions of public money to an authoritarian government while your fridge is empty is an injustice.
Wow, what are they sending? 2 and a half missiles?
Meanwhile the US has approved 3.5 Billion "aid" to a genocidal apartheid dictatorship
The US has committed over $175 billion in aid to Ukraine since February 2022.
I do find it odd that Ukraine can't have a single jet while we recently gave out 30 to 50 to fight Hamas? Something doesn't add up.
I've been following the offensive since it began. What I have noticed is that Russian trolls in social media and Youtube seem to have gone mum. The YouTube videos pertaining to Ukraine always have Russian trolls heckling. Now they say nothing.
As expected, the troll army don't have any scripted PR disaster mitigation on this one. Kudos to the Ukrainians for surprising everyone! This has been in Ukraine's sleeve all along!
I went over to !worldnews@lemmy.ml about an hour ago. I didn't see a single post about the Ukrainian incursion into Russia. Either nobody posted it, or they removed the posts. You can guess which one is more likely.
Edit: there is now exactly one post about it: https://sh.itjust.works/post/23478673
Zero comments.
One comment now :p
Very very neutral to see if they remove it.
All I've seen in response is "hurr wouldn't happen without US military industrial complex"
I've been missing that one.
Which just tells me you're right, no response to this so they default back to old rhetoric.
Really makes me wish we'd approved the F-16s sooner
US announces $125 million military aid package for
UkraineLockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrup GrummanHeads of state literally said that these money are going back into their industry and people still pretend government goal is to aid ukrainians.
Of course it is, since Marshall plan it works the same. Govt pays military private companies, they ship stuff to country in need, bank pays US govt back, bank adds sum to debt of country in need.
Who wins the most? Bank and company.
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https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kursk-fighting-80671ef80c36b94dc1114506770cdd56I'm going to petition Ukraine for 250k so I can afford a house
Between affording a house and having Russians invade and rape your family while indiscriminately bombing civilian centers.... Yeah... I think my former problem is a bit less significant.
It brings the total amount of U.S. aid to Ukraine since 2022 to $55.6 billion.
Imagine spending these money on something useful and not on war
Imagine a Russia that didn't make it necessary.
Russia is playing the same war games the west have been playing for decades, the cold war is still going.
Cutting war industry founds globally is how you invert the course. The more money you put into war and weapons of destruction the more war you get. Politicians and rulers seek war, it's a tool for them to get more power and money.
Nah this is a bargain, it would be irresponsable to not do it really.
Ukraine did that and look at what happened to it. What would have happened if someone else hadn't spent on defense and willing to help out? All slaves.
Ukraine did that and look at what happened to it.
They dumped billions on war just like everyone else: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest_military_expenditures
What would have happened if someone else hadn’t spent on defense and willing to help out?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/europe/cia-ukraine-intelligence-russia-war.html
If nations wouldn't be playing war games and spending billions of public money on war there would be no war to begin with.