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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>

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>

The Congresasional authorization pays the salaries and pensions of Ukrainian government officials, effectively making Ukraine a U.S. [[colonialism|colony]]. The United States would have to borrow the $40 billion from the [[Peoples Republic of China]] in order to fund the bill.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rand-paul-was-right-to-insist-on-fiscal-accountability-for-ukrainian-aid-bill</ref> The amount of funding was enough to guarantee, even after the demilitarization of Ukraine, defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield, capture of the capital city of [[Kyiv]] and fall of the [[Kyiv regime]], to continue a terrorist partisan insurgency in Russian held areas and a [[hybrid war]] into the [[Russian Federation]] itself for several years into the future.

The bill pays the salaries and pensions of Ukrainian government officials, effectively making Ukraine a U.S. [[colonialism|colony]].  The United States would have to borrow the $40 billion from the [[Peoples Republic of China]] in order to fund the bill.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rand-paul-was-right-to-insist-on-fiscal-accountability-for-ukrainian-aid-bill</ref> The amount of funding was enough to guarantee, even after the demilitarization of Ukraine, defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield, capture of the capital city of [[Kyiv]] and fall of the [[Kyiv regime]], to continue a terrorist partisan insurgency in Russian held areas and a [[hybrid war]] into the [[Russian Federation]] itself for several years into the future.

Only $6 billion of the original tranche actually made it to Ukraine.<ref>https://sonar21.com/the-truth-about-the-40-billion-ostensibly-being-spent-to-arm-ukraine/</ref> Within a week after the bill was passed, [[Alexei Arestovich]], press spokesman for Ukrainian strongman [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] said, "[[The West]] is now passing the test of adequacy – and is gradually failing it by not supplying us with the necessary weapons."<ref>[https://amplifyukraine.eu/%d1%82%d1%80%d1%83%d1%85%d0%b0%e2%9a%a1%ef%b8%8f%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-the-west-is-now-passing-the-test-of-adequacy-and-is-gradually-failing-it-by-not-supplying-us-with-the-nec/ DepL. Translations of Ukrainian Telegram Channels], May 26, 2022.</ref>

Only $6 billion will actually make it to Ukraine.<ref>https://sonar21.com/the-truth-about-the-40-billion-ostensibly-being-spent-to-arm-ukraine/</ref> Within a week after the bill was passed, [[Alexei Arestovich]], press spokesman for Ukrainian strongman [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] said, "[[The West]] is now passing the test of adequacy – and is gradually failing it by not supplying us with the necessary weapons."<ref>[https://amplifyukraine.eu/%d1%82%d1%80%d1%83%d1%85%d0%b0%e2%9a%a1%ef%b8%8f%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-the-west-is-now-passing-the-test-of-adequacy-and-is-gradually-failing-it-by-not-supplying-us-with-the-nec/ DepL. Translations of Ukrainian Telegram Channels], May 26, 2022.</ref>

One of the first actions of the Ukrainian parliament after receiving the aid was to vote themselves a 70% payraise.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/ukrainian-parliament-votes-give-raise-thanks-us-taxpayers-country-bans-free-speech-targets-information-terrorists/</ref> In addition to corruption at all levels in the government and military, raking off funds for personal enrichment, US aid has been used to build soccer stadiums.  A [[CBS News]] documentary found that only 30% of U.S. aid sent to Ukraine ever made it to the front lines.<ref>https://archive.ph/Eco1D</ref><ref>https://rumble.com/v1f0qmr-cbs-news-exposes-ukraine-weapons-scam-30-maybe-reaches-its-final-destinatio.html</ref>

One of the first actions of the Ukrainian parliament after receiving the aid was to vote themselves a 70% payraise.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/ukrainian-parliament-votes-give-raise-thanks-us-taxpayers-country-bans-free-speech-targets-information-terrorists/</ref> In addition to corruption at all levels in the government and military, raking off funds for personal enrichment, US aid has been used to build soccer stadiums. A [[CBS News]] documentary found that only 30% of U.S. aid sent to Ukraine ever made it to the front lines.<ref>https://archive.ph/Eco1D</ref><ref>https://rumble.com/v1f0qmr-cbs-news-exposes-ukraine-weapons-scam-30-maybe-reaches-its-final-destinatio.html</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 the end of 2023 the amount of foreign aid received by Ukraine was 30% larger than the country’s [[GDP]], meaning that Ukraine is ''de-facto'' a [[bankrupt]] state.

By the end of 2023 the amount of foreign aid received by Ukraine was 30% larger than the country’s [[GDP]], meaning that Ukraine is ''de-facto'' a [[bankrupt]] state.