Listen to the Putinist lie through his teeth about how much aid given when he wanted to cut aid. Look at his lying deceptive face and gestures.
Trump first claimed it was withheld because of corruption in Ukraine, but later said it was because other nations, including those in Europe, were not contributing enough aid to Ukraine.[49][50][51]European Union institutions provided more than twice the amount of aid to Ukraine than did the United States during 2016-17,[52][53]and Trump's budget proposal sought to cut billions of dollars from U.S. initiatives tofight corruption and encourage reformin Ukraine and elsewhere.
Alexander Vindman, the former Director for European Affairs who supported the whistleblower's testimony, claimed Trump's intervention weakened Ukrainian efforts to counteract Russian aggression in a number of ways in an interview withVICE News, saying "It's because of Trump's corruption that we have a less capable, less prepared Ukraine".
The MAGA strategy is insidious: actively killing aid to Ukraine while refusing to admit as much. But make no mistake, if Congress lets Ukraine aid lapse without acting, the history books will hold Johnson and Trump responsible for helping Russia win the war.
21 Mar 2024—The European Union and its member states have so far granted Ukraine $156 billionin military, financial, and humanitarian aid since the start ...
