He’s betting that the United States and its European allies will tire of sending money and weapons to Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington this week to meet with President Biden and members of Congress. “But ATACMS should be useful during the winter in impeding the Russians’ efforts to rebuild their fortifications.”Meanwhile, Biden is asking Congress for another $24 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. The United States has already sent Ukraine more than $50 billion in military aid. A Russian victory in Ukraine would be a disaster for the United States, one even more damaging than our chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 20, 2023 15:15 UTC