The GOP’s Refusal to Fund Ukraine’s Defense Is an Absolute Scandal

The damage has been done. The message has been sent.

Russia’s fifth column, also known as the MAGA Republicans, have placed a giant question mark over whether the United States can ever again be counted upon to be a reliable ally to Ukraine and to our European treaty partners. By blocking progress on critically needed funding for Ukraine, the GOP’s right wing has demonstrated a reckless disregard for U.S. national security that bodes ill for the year ahead.

Surely, even if the aid for Ukraine is ultimately approved, Vladimir Putin has gotten the message. It will be difficult for President Joe Biden to provide the support needed to achieve progress or victory on the battlefield in Ukraine, and should Donald Trump be elected next November, the West’s efforts to repel Russian aggression will come to an end.

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