Re:What Is at Stake in Ukraine
by alienicecream on Friday April 15, 2022 @11:26AM
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Direct quotes from the US state department website:
Ukraine is a key regional strategic partner that has undertaken significant efforts to reform its military and increase its interoperability with NATO.
Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $5.6 billion in total assistance to Ukraine, including security and non-security assistance. In 2021 alone we committed over $300 million in assistance to support Ukraine’s democratic and economic development, and over $650 million in security assistance.
https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-ukraine/
Also, "cannon fodder"? Ukrainian army defends its people and its country. Russian soldiers are truly cannon fodder for Russian imperialists.