American Politics or American Business: US House of Representative to vote on foreign aid. At stake
US House of Representative to vote on the 61 bln dollars military aid for struggling and fighting Ukraine in a separated vote among the 95 bln. legislative packages of the other foreign aid.
Ukrainian Army is outnumbered and out armed versus the army of the Russian Federation. Putin's military arsenal seems unlimited and has grown significantly since the end of the Cold War.
Speaker Johnson finally realized, regardless to the radical Republican opposition that doing right things is what is expected of elected politicians.
Johnson spoke in this regard:
Opinion: Atlantic Council:
Millions of Ukrainians watched with mixed emotions over the weekend as a coalition of countries came together to protect Israeli airspace from Iranian bombardment. Ukraine’s reaction was hardly surprising. After all, this impressive display of international air defense efficiency was exactly what the Ukrainians themselves have been pleading for ever since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country began in February 2022.
In the aftermath of the operation to defend Israel, Western officials moved quickly to reject any direct comparisons with Ukraine. “Different conflicts, different airspace, different threat picture,” commented US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron was even more explicit, stating that the use of British jets to shoot down Russian drones in Ukraine would lead to a “dangerous escalation” in the war.
For Ukrainian audiences, Cameron’s anti-escalation argument was all too familiar. For the past two years, Ukraine’s Western partners have sought to strike a delicate balance between aiding the country’s self-defense and avoiding anything that could lead to a wider European war. This overriding fear of escalation has shaped the Western response to Russia’s invasion, and has been masterfully exploited by Putin to restrict military support for Ukraine.
Our Opinion: The Ukrainians inevitably see the double-standards. The fear of escalation had been prevailing in the West. Advices not to target the Russian oil refineries and military objects in the Russian territory are in stark contrast with unlimited Russian air strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilian target. Israel is not a member of NATO, but foreign military bases in the Middle East activated and employed air defense to down the Iranian drones and rockets flying over foreign air space.
Two wars, to approaches and a clear geopolitical reason: no escalation needed with the nuclear military Power controlled by the dictatorial regime.
