The political scientist explained why the United States was delaying military assistance to Ukraine

The USA delayed for more than six months allocation of military aid to Ukraine. Recently, Republicans and Democrats voted for the bill, and it has already been signed by President Joe Biden.

The United States took advantage of the critical situation on the battlefield in Ukraine to resolve the issue of domestic policy. Political scientist Andrei Vigirinsky explained 24 Channel political scientist Andrei Vigirinsky in detail about why Washington was delaying assistance to our state.

Share the glory

The military-political leadership announced that May-June will be a period of Russian offensive operations. There are opinions on all sides that the occupiers can achieve certain tactical or operational goals.

Ukraine is at a critical moment, as President Joe Biden says. In his opinion, providing assistance was a timely decision, given the events taking place on Ukrainian territory.

If you look into the future, most likely, in September – October the active phase of the Russian offensive will end. At this moment, the election campaign will continue in the United States.

Democrats and even Republicans will try to share the glory that it was their “timely” help in April that allowed Ukraine to retain its territories and prevent Vladimir Putin to achieve his desired goals.

They are well aware that now is a critical period so that the potential victory presented in 2022-2023 with the words “Democracy has survived” does not turn into a fiasco with military defeat,” Vigirinsky emphasized.

< h2 class="news-subtitle cke-markup">Afraid of defeat

According to the political scientist, Americans are terrified that the fear that they themselves warn about on the Internet will not become real. various platforms from NATO to the EU, as if “Putin won.”

Both Republicans and Democrats, and everyone who will occupy the White House in 2025, will remain heirs Russian-Ukrainian war, which will need to be resolved.

Therefore, fulfilling the duties of the administration led by Mr. Biden against the backdrop of the failure to provide assistance to Ukraine and the decline of democracy is at least irrational.

In this one can find an understanding of the correspondence of interests of Republicans and Democrats in terms of providing assistance in order to prevent failure at the front, the political scientist emphasized.

Aid to Ukraine saved the USA

Andrei Vigirinsky recalled the statements of the minority leader in the US Senate, Mitch McConnell. The politician said that aid to Ukraine actually saved the United States' ability to launch an industrial weapons production that otherwise could not have been launched.

That is, the factor of fear or the threat of escalation with an understanding in modern conditions of the needs for ammunition, specific types of weapons, revision of military doctrines for the United States as a country that takes and will take part in military interventions is blatant and critically important in order to rebuild its economy and explain this is for citizens,” said the political scientist.

The Americans estimate the $60 billion voted for Ukraine as 0.2% of GDP. This is not exactly a low price, but almost free. After all, the approval of assistance to our state directly concerns the strategic restructuring of the United States.

Main news about the approval of assistance to Ukraine in the United States

• The House of Representatives on April 20 supported a $60 billion aid bill for Ukraine. Now the Senate voted for the corresponding decision.
• And on April 24, President Joe Biden signed this document. He noted that Ukraine needs help immediately, because Ukrainian soldiers are paying for its absence with their lives.
• The first package includes capabilities to support Ukraine's most pressing needs, in particular air defense interceptors, artillery shells, armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.