It’s been over nine months now since Russia invaded Ukraine. Thousands of lives lost and $68 billion dollars later… Does anyone really believe that Ukraine can win this war?
Why isn’t the United States calling for an immediate ceasefire. After all, we are the ones paying for this entire debacle.
United States foreign aid to Ukraine totals $68 billion, year-to-date. Ukrainian President Zelensky just submitted his ‘Christmas Wish List’ to Papa Santa Joe at the White House, requesting another $38 billion. You might think that Ukraine was the ’51st State’ with this type of federal funding. It’s a moment where you scratch your head and wonder… Why are we dishing out billions of dollars to help a country that isn’t even a NATO member?
Does the United States have such enmity with Russia and Vladimir Putin that we are willing to handout billions of dollars with no other interest at stake?
Apparently, that’s the $100 billion dollar question. Maybe this is the reason why…
In late 2013 and into 2014, mass protests erupted in Kyiv, Ukraine, demanding integration into western economies and an end to systemic corruption that had plagued the country. At least 82 people were killed during the protests, which culminated on Feb. 21 when Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych abdicated by fleeing the country. Less than two months later, over the span of only 28 days, significant events involving the Bidens unfolded.
On April 16, 2014, Vice President Biden met with his son’s business partner, Devon Archer, at the White House. Five days later, Vice President Biden visited Ukraine, and he soon after was described in the press as the “public face of the administration’s handling of Ukraine.” The day after his visit, on April 22, Archer joined the board of Burisma. Six days later, on April 28, British officials seized $23 million from the London bank accounts of Burisma’s owner, Mykola Zlochevsky. Fourteen days later, on May 12, Hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma, and over the course of the next several years, Hunter Biden and Devon Archer were paid millions of dollars from a corrupt Ukrainian oligarch for their participation on the board.
The 2014 protests in Kyiv came to be known as the Revolution of Dignity — a revolution against corruption in Ukraine. Following that revolution, Ukrainian political figures were desperate for U.S. support. Zlochevsky would have made sure relevant Ukrainian officials were well aware of Hunter’s appointment to Burisma’s board as leverage. Hunter Biden’s position on the board created an immediate potential conflict of interest that would prove to be problematic for both U.S. and Ukrainian officials and would affect the implementation of Ukraine policy.
Hunter Biden was a U.S. Secret Service protectee from Jan. 29, 2009 to July 8, 2014. A day before his last trip as a protectee, Time published an article describing Burisma’s ramped up lobbying efforts to U.S. officials and Hunter’s involvement in Burisma’s board. Before ending his protective detail, Hunter Biden received Secret Service protection on trips to multiple foreign locations, including Moscow, Beijing, Doha, Paris, Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, Mexico City, Milan, Florence, Shanghai, Geneva, London, Dublin, Munich, Berlin, Bogota, Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Hong Kong, Taipei, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Johannesburg, Brussels, Madrid, Mumbai and Lake Como.
The extent to which officials within the Obama administration ignored the glaring warning signs when the vice president’s son joined the board of a company owned by a corrupt Ukrainian oligarch. And, Hunter Biden was not the only Biden who cashed in on Joe Biden’s vice presidency.
So why should the United States dish out another round of military defense funding to Ukraine- only to fight a losing battle? Compared to the rest of NATO, the United States has already given Ukraine an astronomical amount of money.
But it’s not that straight forward. In fact, it’s twisted.
Repression of state secrets comes at a high cost… It’s funny the lengths people will go to protect their legacy. My guess is that Biden ensures Zelensky gets as much money ‘military funding’ as he wants to keep him quiet. The Biden administration wouldn’t want all of their dirty little secrets out of the bag. And sadly, every American’s tax dollars are footing the bill.
