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US Officials Raise Alarm at Ukraine's Prospects Without Additional Aid
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The Facts
US military officials have again sounded the alarm on Ukraine's battlefield prospects if Congress cannot agree on additional military spending. The Pentagon argued that unless action is taken soon, Ukraine would be left without its most basic means of defending itself.
Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters Tuesday that without additional funds, the US cannot draw down additional weapons to Ukraine without depleting its own military readiness. He said this "prevents us from meeting Ukraine's most urgent battlefield needs," such as "artillery rounds, anti-tank weapons, [and] air defense interceptors."
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
These are now desperate times for Ukraine. Without additional US funding, Ukrainian soldiers may be left without missile defense rockets or basic ammunition to stave off Russia's invasion. While Ukraine has successfully defended itself for two years, unless more funds are approved, the frontline situation might quickly erode. The US and Ukraine will then have to grapple with the real prospect of Russia winning this war.
Establishment-critical narrative
Aside from the avoidable loss of Ukrainian territory and men throughout this conflict, Ukraine's counteroffensive has failed and Kyiv is now losing the war. More money for arms will simply bring about more death and destruction. Ukraine would never have fought this war against Russia without US and EU weapons. Now that these weapons are running dry, Ukraine must accept the reality that Russia will never cease its defense of the Donbas or Crimea.
