“It’s like running on a track”: a political scientist explained the complex processes of the United States in providing assistance to Ukraine

More than six months in the United States America cannot approve military aid for Ukraine. The political system is solely to blame for this. There are no good Democrats and bad Republicans, or vice versa.

About this 24 Channel said political scientist Andrei Vigirinsky, emphasizing that if there had been a consolidated understanding in Congress that there is an urgent need for everyone to provide assistance to Ukraine, then we would not have been sent into a “spiral of travel” by the political peculiarities of the American system.

Approval of aid to Ukraine – running on a track

The political scientist remembered that at first the United States said that they would resolve the issue of budget financing, and then they would definitely return to aid to Ukraine.

Then they said that first of all it is necessary to solve the problem of the migration crisis on the border with Mexico, and only after that the issue of financing Kiev.

Subsequently, discussions began around whether there should be assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in one package or in different ones.

If with Taiwan, then it is already said that The United States did not ship $18 billion worth of paid products. And the media write that Xi Jinping should start a war in 2027, so assistance needs to be intensified.

If with Israel, then it talks about whether the United States continues to support Jerusalem, or is looking at the situation with inhumane behavior in the Gaza Strip.

Then the race for the US presidential election began. Donald Trump proposed providing not grant assistance to Ukraine, but loans. The initiative was supported by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and has already begun to develop a corresponding document.

Ukraine's path to NATO is like running in the street when you have an end point to which you will reach. (And assistance to Ukraine – Channel 24) is like running on a treadmill, where you can run for an infinitely long time and not reach the result, except for your own exhaustion or the lack of need to continue running,” Vigirinsky said.

Every aid package for Ukraine has costs

Over the entire period of the full-scale war, the United States provided Ukraine with approximately $120 billion. However, these packages contain a whole set of expenses that are not directly related to Kiev, but strengthen the defense capabilities of NATO and America in Western Europe.

There is also a check and audit of supply chains or military units, for example in Germany. Republicans say that these reports should be removed and only those related to Ukraine should remain. In turn, Democrats argue that it is necessary to support partners.

The political scientist noted that the $61 billion aid package that was being prepared for Ukraine also includes expenses related to construction of a NATO military base on the territory of Bulgaria.

Now it is difficult to say how close Ukraine is to allocating funds to the United States. The document was voted on in the Senate, and then the same procedure should take place in the House of Representatives. However, its speaker, Mike Johnson, refused to put the bill to a vote.

If there is a vote to remove Johnson, which Taylor Greene initiated, there will be no speaker . There is no speaker – nothing is put to a vote. Nothing is put to a vote – there is a pause for a month or two. And who is to blame for this? ~/h2>

• On Thursday, March 21, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson assured that the issue of providing assistance to the allies of the United States, including including Ukraine. Budgetary issues, after tough negotiations, have already been practically agreed upon and should be adopted this week. on funding assistance to Ukraine, Israel and other US partners, lawmakers will likely move earlier than April 8.
• On Wednesday, March 20, during a visit to Kiev, the US Presidential Advisor for National Security Jake Sullivan noted that Washington believes in Ukraine’s victory in a full-scale war against Russia. He said that a large US aid package, which Republicans had blocked for months, would “get to Ukraine” and promised that Washington’s support would continue.
• On Tuesday, March 19, during a meeting The head of the Contact Group on Military Assistance to Kiev, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, emphasized that the coalition will not allow Ukraine to lose in a full-scale war to Russia.