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Russia - Ukraine War Special Edition
Zelensky will meet with President Biden and Congressional leaders from both parties seeking to help push through an aid package for Ukraine, which has been held up by fighting over funding for security at the U.S.’s southern border.
House Speaker Mike Johnson also calls for an audit of Ukraine aid spending so far while $53B of Eurpean aid is stalled with lack of votes. European nations are choosing to use funds for social projects in their home countries.
Meanwhile, Russia is having no problems with military funding with the help of China, India, and Europe itself.
China imported a record amount of Russian crude oil in the first half of 2023, snapping up more than two million barrels per day from the warring nation.
India has dramatically increased the amount of oil it is purchasing from Russia since the Ukraine war started.
Almost two years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries continue to import Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) in record volumes.
Given the US is borrowing money that it then gives to Ukraine with no accounting controls, can it continue on at the current rate for another 7 years as expected?
A senior official from one European Group of Seven country said the war may last as long as six or seven more years and that allies need to plan financially to continue support for Kyiv for such a long conflict.
The fact is that the war is going terribly for Ukraine. Their population of fighting-age men is being decimated with no clear end-game.
But the gains so far have been small, as improved Russian defences proved effective, and any momentum created in the south and east looks to have run out of steam for now.
A blame game has crept into public discourse about the degree to which external allies and advisers - or Ukraine's owned armed forces - are at fault for what happened in recent months.
Russia is a much larger country with many more fighters. Russia is not going to lose this war under the current conditions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to increase the maximum number of servicemen in the Russian armed forces by 170,000. The regular strength of the armed forces is now set at 1,320,000 servicemen.
The general referred to a call-up that covers most Ukrainian men between 18 and 60, though provides exemptions for those under 27 without experience in military service, unless they volunteer. The average age for a soldier in Ukrainian army is above 40.
The Senate is likely to approve more aid to Ukraine, part of President Joe Biden’s $106 billion request that also includes support for Israel and Taiwan, as well as more resources for the southern border with Mexico.
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