After many months of argument and hesitation, the House of Representatives has finally acted. The vote in Washington to provide US$61 billion (S$83 billion) in new military aid for Ukraine may be a turning point in the war with Russia. At the very least, it will keep Ukraine in the fight.
The Russians will continue to hope that, if Donald Trump is elected president this November, this might be the last big package of American military aid. But even that might not be fatal to the Ukrainian cause. Europe’s military industries are belatedly cranking into action and will be in a better position to supply Ukraine in 2025.
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