Ukraine: US to Send Additional $1.7B as Russia Makes Further Gains

    Ukraine: US to Send Additional $1.7B as Russia Makes Further Gains
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    The Spin

    Pro-establishment narrative

    The latest US weapons package includes air defense munitions, rockets and other missiles that Ukraine will be able to use right away. These will continue to place Ukraine in the best circumstances to defend itself from Russian aggression.

    Pro-Russia narrative

    Even though US national debt reached a record $35T this week, America is continuing to waste away money on the misguided notion that Ukraine can somehow restore its 1991 borders on the battlefield. Politicians in Washington are making an embarrassing and expensive mistake with this latest announcement.

    Metaculus Prediction


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