The Ukrainian state is always days away from collapse. That’s why the US has to make these emergency payments so regularly; when the Biden administration transfers something that doesn’t seem like a lot in the scheme of things – a few hundred million dollars – they are doing that to prevent a collapse of the Ukrainian state.

It’s an absolute fact that if the US cut support, the Ukraine would have to sign a peace treaty within days. And it would not be one beneficial to the Ukraine. Basically, in the event that the US cuts the money, Russia is just going to bend Kiev over a barrel.

Russia doesn’t want to rule over these people who speak “Ukraine language.” But they do want Kharkov and Odessa.

A surrender by the Ukraine is going to be an absolute nightmare for them, because everyone is going to realize that if they would have just surrendered the Donbass (or honored the peace deal) and agreed to not join NATO, they could have a lot more territory, a lot more people, and a lot more infrastructure.

Fighting a losing battle for a year and a half is always a really bad idea. “Losing battle” implies “all you can do is lose.”

The losses of the Ukraine are simply unimaginable.

RT:

Ukraine should hasten to end hostilities with Russia before the flow of American military and financial aid to the country dries up, a former aide to two Ukrainian presidents has said.

In a video on his YouTube channel posted on Tuesday, Oleg Soskin, who served as an economic adviser to Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Kuchma in the 1990s, described the US as “the key country” in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, arguing that if it cuts off its military assistance to Kiev, the latter will sign some kind of agreement with Moscow “within days.”

Against this backdrop, Soskin suggested that the US Congress may refuse to rubberstamp the request of US President Joe Biden to provide Kiev with an additional $24 billion in assistance, citing reports of growing reluctance among Republicans to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

Brandon sent $700 checks to the victim of the Maui fires, then went there and fell asleep.

New video from Maui visit appears to show Joe Biden dozing in and out of sleep. pic.twitter.com/JdoBG6qfpu

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 22, 2023

This is the context in which he’s agitating for sending another $24 billion to the Ukraine.

"As Maui Burns, Biden Demands Another $24 Billion For Ukraine"

– Ron Paul