Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Friday that he will strip funding for Ukraine out of a Pentagon spending bill after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) joined conservatives in blocking the legislation from advancing earlier this week.
McCarthy said he would remove the $300 million for Ukraine currently in the Pentagon appropriations bill and hold a separate vote on the funding.
“It would be out and voted on by itself,” McCarthy said when asked about the Ukraine aid in the Pentagon appropriations bill.
The Speaker’s announcement comes one day after a band of five conservatives opposed a procedural vote for the Pentagon appropriations bill, sinking the effort and preventing the legislation from moving forward. It was the second time this week that hard-liners blocked the funding bill from advancing.
Well, that is one view, to weaken Russia.
Another view is that Russia has improved their military stategy against 21st century technology, while also buildin up their military people and technology from weapons that were taken, provided by the west.
Stop invading.
Just saying that won’t change the real geopolitics and gov’t games going on.
More endless wars funded by western and US military companies.
The only thing going on is Russian imperialism.
You are right, Putin and his oligarchic henchmen are imperialists, the west is no different, sadly.
Going back to the point, peace talks should be the main goal of Ukrainians/Russians/Americans, so as to stop the unneeded deaths that will result from this proxy war.
Have a great day!