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'''Ukraine aid''', also known as the '''Slava Slush Fund''' was formally introduced into the Senate as S. 3522, the '''Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022''' on January 19, 2022, more than 5 weeks before the Russian intervention in the 8-year ongoing [[Donbas war]].<ref>Introduced in Senate (01/19/2022) Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3522/summary/00</ref>   

'''Ukraine aid''', also known as the '''Slava Slush Fund''' was formally introduced into the Senate as S. 3522, the '''Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022''' on January 19, 2022, more than 5 weeks before the Russian intervention in the 8-year ongoing [[Donbas war]].<ref>Introduced in Senate (01/19/2022) Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3522/summary/00</ref>   

57 [[House]] members -- all Republican -- voted against the initial $40 billion provocation to prolong the 8-year ongoing [[Donbas war|Donbas civil conflict]] which began in 2014 when the [[Obama/Biden administration]] overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]]-elected government of Ukraine with the [[Maidan coup]].<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2023/05/24/the-war-in-ukraine-was-provoked/ The War in Ukraine Was Provoked], By  Jeffrey D. Sachs, ''Consortium News'', May 24, 2023. consortiumnews.com</ref> The [[United States]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and the [[Zelensky regime]] violated the [[Minsk Accords]] negotiated with the [[Novorossiya|Donbas Republics]] to resolve the conflict,<ref>[https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/ukraine-zelensky-minsk-peace-russia/ Ukraine’s Zelensky admits he sabotaged Minsk peace deal with Russia], By Ben Norton, 2023-02-10. geopoliticaleconomy.com</ref> in order to buy time to arm, train, and equip a [[proxy war|proxy force]], the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]],<ref>[https://sonar21.com/how-the-chance-was-lost-for-a-peace-settlement-of-the-ukraine-war/ HOW THE UNITED STATES AND ITS NATO ALLIES SABOTAGED PEACE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE], by [[Larry Johnson]], 14 November 2023. sonar21.com</ref> to attack the people of [[Donbas]] who had voted for [[autonomy]] and [[self-determination]].<ref>[https://mronline.org/2022/11/22/self-determination-referenda-and-the-rights-of-minorities/ Donbass Self-Determination: Referenda and the Rights of Minorities.] Analysis by UN Expert, By Alfred de Zayas and Arnaud Develay, November 03, 2022. mronline.org</ref>

57 [[House]] members -- all Republican -- voted against the initial $40 billion provocation to prolong the 8-year ongoing [[Donbas war|Donbas civil conflict]] which began in 2014 when the [[Obama/Biden administration]] overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]]-elected government of Ukraine with the [[Maidan coup]].<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2023/05/24/the-war-in-ukraine-was-provoked/ The War in Ukraine Was Provoked], By  Jeffrey D. Sachs, ''Consortium News'', May 24, 2023. consortiumnews.com</ref> The [[United States]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and the [[Zelensky regime]] violated the [[Minsk Accords]] negotiated with the [[Novorossiya|Donbas Republics]] to resolve the conflict,<ref>[https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/ukraine-zelensky-minsk-peace-russia/ Ukraine’s Zelensky admits he sabotaged Minsk peace deal with Russia], By Ben Norton, 2023-02-10. geopoliticaleconomy.com</ref> in order to buy time to arm, train, and equip a [[proxy war|proxy force]],<ref>[https://www.aaronmate.net/p/siding-with-ukraines-far-right-us Siding with Ukraine's far-right, US sabotaged Zelensky's mandate for peace], AARON MATÉ, APR 10, 2022. www.aaronmate.ne</ref> the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]],<ref>[https://sonar21.com/how-the-chance-was-lost-for-a-peace-settlement-of-the-ukraine-war/ HOW THE UNITED STATES AND ITS NATO ALLIES SABOTAGED PEACE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE], by [[Larry Johnson]], 14 November 2023. sonar21.com</ref> to attack the people of [[Donbas]] who had voted for [[autonomy]] and [[self-determination]].<ref>[https://mronline.org/2022/11/22/self-determination-referenda-and-the-rights-of-minorities/ Donbass Self-Determination: Referenda and the Rights of Minorities.] Analysis by UN Expert, By Alfred de Zayas and Arnaud Develay, November 03, 2022. mronline.org</ref>

By May 2023, the Congress provided about $116 billion,<ref>[https://www.crfb.org/blogs/congress-approved-113-billion-aid-ukraine-2022 Congress Approved $113 Billion of Aid to Ukraine in 2022], Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, JAN 5, 2023. www.crfb.org</ref> nearly twice the [[CIA]] estimated Russian defense budget.<ref>[https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/07/nato-already-vastly-outspends-russia-problem-not-money/149801/ NATO Already Vastly Outspends Russia], BY WILLIAM D. HARTUNG, ''Defense One'', JULY 17, 2018. defenseone.com</ref> By September 2023, the entire U.S. investment had been destroyed on the battlefield.<ref>[https://www.perild.com/2023/09/29/nyt-ukraine-will-face-defeat-if-the-counteroffensive-continues/ NYT: Ukraine will face defeat if the counteroffensive continues], by Lindsey Sandoval, September 29, 2023.</ref>

By May 2023, the Congress provided about $116 billion,<ref>[https://www.crfb.org/blogs/congress-approved-113-billion-aid-ukraine-2022 Congress Approved $113 Billion of Aid to Ukraine in 2022], Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, JAN 5, 2023. www.crfb.org</ref> nearly twice the [[CIA]] estimated Russian defense budget.<ref>[https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/07/nato-already-vastly-outspends-russia-problem-not-money/149801/ NATO Already Vastly Outspends Russia], BY WILLIAM D. HARTUNG, ''Defense One'', JULY 17, 2018. defenseone.com</ref> By September 2023, the entire U.S. investment had been destroyed on the battlefield.<ref>[https://www.perild.com/2023/09/29/nyt-ukraine-will-face-defeat-if-the-counteroffensive-continues/ NYT: Ukraine will face defeat if the counteroffensive continues], by Lindsey Sandoval, September 29, 2023.</ref>