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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months.

The House swiftly approved roughly €89 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion.

With an overwhelming vote, €57 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in a matter of minutes, a strong showing as American lawmakers race to deliver a fresh round of US support to the war-torn ally. Many Democrats cheered on the House floor and waved blue-and-yellow flags of Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 129 points 4 months ago (27 children)

He doesn't need to thank us, he deserves our thanks for fighting against fascism. Some of the best money the US has ever spent. Now, redirect all money from Israel to Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago

Seriously, even if Israel wasn't evil, it could still quite easily do whatever it's doing by itself. Even if it wasn't evil, it doesn't need help doing what it does.

Yet here we are.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, it's just being polite.

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 4 months ago (51 children)

The republican traitor filth should be sent to the front, to fight for their motherland.

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Hot fucking damn, the russian bots are really out on parade in this comment section aren't they?

...Welp, not like they can parade IRL, so I guess they've got to take what they can get!

Shame the TikTok ban went through, but a 60 billion package should give some fresh strength to the defenders of Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (13 children)

I hate this calling idiots bots stuff. It's like calling people NPCs. I think I'm getting old.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 months ago (9 children)

It's bullshit that they're being thanked for table scraps that the children had to slap fight over how many scraps are allowed..

Of course anything other than 100% gratitude would be touted by the shittier child for the rest of their life regardless of whether the scraps ended off starvation or not.

My metaphor got a little weird but what the fuck.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago (1 children)

While true that the timing is shit, the amount is nowhere close to "table scraps" - this seems like it will legit be helpful, maybe even enough to turn the tide in Ukraine?

Also, it's not like Congress fed its own and then waited months to feed the dog - rather, dinner for the entire family was delayed from the start of the fiscal year 2024 in October 1 until just a few weeks ago, involving the ousting of one Speaker of the House and almost doing so to the second as well. And now, this aid package for Ukraine may likewise finish the job of getting the Speaker kicked out, bc any time the government is "functional" is considered bad by some elements.

But the timing from passing the federal budget itself to passing this aid package is actually quite short. Yes it's half a year late, but it did eventually happen, and the amount of aid is large, so is a "success" by multiple metrics, and all the more so given the opposition. If we do end up having a civil war as people like MTG are calling for, this may well be the last aid package that the USA ever manages to pass in the final stages of its democracy.

So imho we should take the win and be happy - we may not get to celebrate Congress doing routine activities like "passing budgets" very often in the future, even six months late.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago (10 children)

Hey, Republicans, do y'all remember Red Dawn? Those two movies you made about The USSR and Russia being the ultimate evil enemy that was going to invade and must be stopped? You do? Good.

My real question is, why in the name of all that is Murican, ARE YOU ACTIVELY HELPING RUSSIA WITH THEIR ILLEGAL AND UNPROVOKED INVASION‽‽‽

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Red Dawn" is the most compelling reminder here...?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I know several conservatives that swore that movie was a very probable scenario in the 80s-00s. AFAIK they've all left the party.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago

Sorry we’re late, we let the stupid people plan things and… you know.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Any way to give Ukraine 2-4 years worth of stuff at a time?

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