Summary

The U.S. announced $5.9 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, including $2.5 billion in military support and $3.4 billion in budget assistance, as President Biden finalizes his term.

This brings total U.S. military aid since 2022 to $61.4 billion and budget aid to over $30 billion, supporting Ukraine’s government and military amid intensifying Russian attacks.

Biden emphasized the importance of continued support, though uncertainty looms under Trump, who has questioned U.S. involvement.

Treasury Secretary Yellen warned against cutting aid, calling Ukraine’s success vital to U.S. interests.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    3 days ago

    WWII was also a proxy war before the U.S. got directly involved.

    I would absolutely compare this to WWII. This is the invasion of Poland and Putin had his sights on Moldova as well originally. He’s also working on his own axis of power with North Korea and Iran.

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      3 days ago

      WWII was also a proxy war before the U.S. got directly involved.

      fucking lol.

      It was Germany, Japan, and Italy (And Russia initially) trying to conquer the globe. Nothing very “proxy” about that.