| | 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> |
| − | 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 Ukraine's [[GDP]], meaning Ukraine is ''de-facto'' a [[bankrupt]] state. |