Joe Biden is likely to be remembered as one of our country’s worst presidents after presiding over record inflation, sky-high budget deficits, the highest national debt in our history, and a world that is on fire and burning out of control. To that latter point, Biden made sure to essentially give incoming President-elect Donald Trump one last middle finger before taking that last Amtrak back to Delaware.
The regime confirmed Tuesday that $20 billion in funds have been allocated to Ukraine, backed by proceeds from frozen Russian assets. This funding is part of a $50 billion support package from the G7 and comes just 40 days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office. The loan arrives as Trump has signaled his preference for an immediate settlement between the warring parties rather than continued funding of what he described as an unending conflict — which is also entirely in line with his ‘America First’ foreign (and domestic) policy priorities.
Trump has increasingly questioned the level of financial support given to Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion, saying as recently as last weekend he will “probably” reduce aid to Kyiv, Breitbart News noted. “These funds — paid for by the windfall proceeds earned from Russia’s own immobilized assets — will provide Ukraine a critical infusion of support as it defends its country against an unprovoked war of aggression,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. The G7’s loans “will help ensure Ukraine has the resources it needs to sustain emergency services, hospitals and other foundations of its brave resistance,” Yellen added, per an AFP report.
Nevermind the theft of wealth from a sovereign country, the fact that Biden did this on his way out is beyond outrageous especially knowing that at best it’ll prolong the conflict at least a little while longer (meaning more people will die) or the ‘loan’ will be swallowed up by the same actors that earned Ukraine the ignominious title of ‘most corrupt country in Europe‘ before the war.
For his part, a clearly delighted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears ready to continue the war effort. He said he was “deeply grateful” for the disbursement, calling it “a powerful act of justice.” The support “will strengthen Ukraine’s defense and help protect our sovereignty and people against unprovoked aggression,” he added in a separate statement.
Trump, who as already spoken to Zelensky about ending the conflict, and which Zelensky appeared to welcome, has made doing so a priority. He has said often that he abhors the senseless killing and that the conflict, had he defeated Biden in 2020, most likely would never have occurred in the first place. That may or may not be true — the world was quiet and stable under Trump — but what is accurate is that Biden providing this money to Ukraine on his way out of the White House was a horrible act of diplomatic sabotage and will make Trump’s objective of ending the slaughter that much more elusive.
